天高皇帝远
Word
lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)
- Traditional
- 天高皇帝遠
tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎn
tian1gao1huang2di4yuan3Meaning
- lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom) CC-CEDICT
- fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government CC-CEDICT