天高皇帝远

See also: 天高皇帝遠

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 天高皇帝远 – see 天高皇帝遠 (“Heaven is high and the emperor is far away.; to be faraway from the central government and therefore beyond its control”). (This term is the simplified form of 天高皇帝遠).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.