天高皇帝远
tiān​gāo​huáng​dì​yuǎn

beyond the reach of authority

  • created sense approved 天高皇帝远/天高皇帝遠 · tiān​gāo​huáng​dì​yuǎn · beyond the reach of authority — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天高皇帝远 / 天高皇帝遠

    tiān​gāo​huáng​dì​yuǎn

    beyond the reach of authority

    describing remote areas where the central government or legal authority has little influence due to distance

    天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky 高 (literal) → 高 · gāo · high 皇帝 (literal) → 皇帝 · huáng​dì · emperor 远 (literal) → 远/遠 · yuǎn · far

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 天高皇帝远/天高皇帝遠 · tiān​gāo​huáng​dì​yuǎn · lawless — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天高皇帝远 / 天高皇帝遠

    tiān​gāo​huáng​dì​yuǎn

    lawless

    acting without restraint or fear of the law because one is far from supervision

    天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky 高 (literal) → 高 · gāo · high 皇帝 (literal) → 皇帝 · huáng​dì · emperor 远 (literal) → 远/遠 · yuǎn · far

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense