山高皇帝远 shāngāohuángdìyuǎn beyond the reach of authority Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 山 shān noun mountain mountain; hill; range高 gāo adjective high high; tall; above average in height, level, or degree皇帝 huángdì noun emperor the supreme ruler of an empire; specifically used in China from the Qin dynasty onward远 遠 yuǎn adjective far far away in space or time; distant; remote