<p>Not weird。</p>

<p>云上蓝天万里</p>

<p>Somewhere, over the rainbow,<br>
skies are blue,<br>
and the dreams that you dare to dream,<br>
really do come true ...</p>

<p>(Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's version is marvellous)</p>

<p>Maybe a tad over-translated though.</p>

<p>More prosaic: There are a million miles of blue sky behind the clouds </p>

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2020-03-12T10:57:45.087Z
As a intend to get this tattoed, it's very important to me that it won't seem weird for a native speaker. I really like your interpretations, both the dreamy and the prosaic one, that's actually what I hope to trigger on people who read it (different levels of meaning, from the most literal to the more poetic).
Andre Puerari
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Pedroski
<p>I think yours is not wrong, but usually I see '蓝天白云 晴空万里' being used to describe clear, beautiful weather(clear blue sky with white clouds). Also '晴空万里无云' (clear blue sky without clouds)</p>

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Tentacle Monster
<p>The literal meaning of 云上蓝天万里 is simple: "Above the (dark) clouds, there are thousands miles of (bright) blue sky"</p>

<p>The figurative meaning needs some comprehension. "Break through the dark clouds above, and you can find a bright blue sky" --> "get pass the darkness and you will find hope"</p>

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2020-03-12T10:50:33.653Z
I intend to get this as a tattoo and now I can rest assured it's correct. Your interpretation of the literal and figurative meaning are exactly what I was going for!
Andre Puerari
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Tang Ho
<p>How would you translate this expression to English?</p>

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  <p>云上蓝天万里</p>
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<p>Is it correctly written?
Does it sound weird for a Chinese speaker?</p>

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2020-03-11T23:10:22.577Z
What makes you think it's not correctly written? What do you think the translation of the phrase would look like?
Mou某
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2020-03-12T03:07:43.790Z
Nothing wrong, but a bit hard on the tongue. Normally the 万里 comes first, like 万里长城. So, perhaps as a matter of taste, I would prefer 万里云天蓝. It rolls off the tongue because it has a neat metrical packet of 2 syllables + 3 syllables which is a common meter for Chinese sayings / idioms. So, you have 万里, 云天蓝 with the last 3 syllables giving a rhythmic finality to the phrase. IMHO, this sounds more Chinese.
Wayne Cheah
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How would you translate 云上蓝天万里 to English?
# How would you translate 云上蓝天万里 to English?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-03-11)

How would you translate this expression to English?

> 云上蓝天万里

Is it correctly written?
Does it sound weird for a Chinese speaker?

**Tags:** translation

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: What makes you think it's not correctly written? What do you think the translation of the phrase would look like?  
> **username_2**: Nothing wrong, but a bit hard on the tongue. Normally the 万里 comes first, like 万里长城. So, perhaps as a matter of taste, I would prefer 万里云天蓝. It rolls off the tongue because it has a neat metrical packet of 2 syllables + 3 syllables which is a common meter for Chinese sayings / idioms. So, you have 万里, 云天蓝 with the last 3 syllables giving a rhythmic finality to the phrase. IMHO, this sounds more Chinese.  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_5 on 2020-03-12. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

The literal meaning of 云上蓝天万里 is simple: "Above the (dark) clouds, there are thousands miles of (bright) blue sky"

The figurative meaning needs some comprehension. "Break through the dark clouds above, and you can find a bright blue sky" --> "get pass the darkness and you will find hope"

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I intend to get this as a tattoo and now I can rest assured it's correct. Your interpretation of the literal and figurative meaning are exactly what I was going for!  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2020-03-12. Score: 1

Not weird。

云上蓝天万里

Somewhere, over the rainbow,  
skies are blue,  
and the dreams that you dare to dream,  
really do come true ...

(Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's version is marvellous)

Maybe a tad over-translated though.

More prosaic: There are a million miles of blue sky behind the clouds

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: As a intend to get this tattoed, it's very important to me that it won't seem weird for a native speaker. I really like your interpretations, both the dreamy and the prosaic one, that's actually what I hope to trigger on people who read it (different levels of meaning, from the most literal to the more poetic).  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2020-03-12. Score: 1

I think yours is not wrong, but usually I see '蓝天白云 晴空万里' being used to describe clear, beautiful weather(clear blue sky with white clouds). Also '晴空万里无云' (clear blue sky without clouds)


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