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天高皇帝远【tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎn】

lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)
fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government

天高皇帝远【tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎn】

lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)
fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government

天

HSK 14

含义sky, heaven; god, celestial

拼音tiān

高

HSK 11

含义high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189

拼音gāo

皇

HSK 64

含义royal, imperial; ruler, superior

拼音huáng

帝

HSK 63

含义supreme ruler, emperor; god

拼音dì

远

HSK 1

含义distant, remote, far; profound

拼音yuǎn