山高皇帝远
shān​gāo​huáng​dì​yuǎn

beyond the reach of authority

  • created reference approved 山高皇帝远/山高皇帝遠 → 天高皇帝远/天高皇帝遠 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    山高皇帝远 / 山高皇帝遠 shān​gāo​huáng​dì​yuǎn

    天高皇帝远 / 天高皇帝遠 tiān​gāo​huáng​dì​yuǎn

    same_as

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

    山高皇帝远 / 山高皇帝遠

    shān​gāo​huáng​dì​yuǎn

    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.

    山 (literal) → 山 · shān · mountain 高 (literal) → 高 · gāo · high 皇帝 (literal) → 皇帝 · huáng​dì · emperor 远 (literal) → 远/遠 · yuǎn · far

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