Read Edit View history 山高皇帝远 shāngāohuángdìyuǎn beyond the reach of authority Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 山高皇帝远/ 山高皇帝遠 shāngāohuángdìyuǎn beyond the reach of authority Literally "the mountains are high and the emperor is far away"; used to describe a remote place that is beyond the reach of the central government or law. Edit Delete References Add reference same_as 山高皇帝远/山高皇帝遠 → 天高皇帝远/天高皇帝遠 Edit Delete
山高皇帝远/ 山高皇帝遠 shāngāohuángdìyuǎn beyond the reach of authority Literally "the mountains are high and the emperor is far away"; used to describe a remote place that is beyond the reach of the central government or law. Edit Delete