天高皇帝远

tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎn · tian gao huang di yuan

Traditional 天高皇帝遠

Meaning

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  1. lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)
  2. fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government

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