the chinese name of the gate (/), is made up of the chinese characters for "heaven," "peace" and "gate" respectively, which is why the name is conventionally translated as "gate of heavenly peace". however, this translation is somewhat misleading, since the chinese name is derived from the much longer phrase "receiving the mandate from heaven, and pacifying the dynasty." (). the manchu translation, "abkai elhe obure duka", lies closer to the original meaning of the gate and can be literally translated as the "gate of heavenly peacemaking." the gate had a counterpart in the northern end of the imperial city called di'anmen (, dì'ānmén; manchu: "na i elhe obure duka"), which may be roughly translated as the "gate of earthly peace."