天高皇帝遠

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See also: 天高皇帝远

Chinese

day; sky; heaven high; tall emperor; the Emperor far; distant; remote
trad. (天高皇帝遠) 皇帝
simp. (天高皇帝远) 皇帝
Literally: “Heaven is high and the emperor is far away.”

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天高皇帝遠

  1. to be faraway from the central government and therefore beyond its control

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