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天高皇帝遠 (tin1 gou1 wong4 dai3 jyun5) — in remote areas, the king is too far away, it means the ruling does not reach to some places in Cantonese

tinˉ¹天gouˉ¹高wongˎ₄皇dai˗₃帝jyunˏ₅遠
简 天高皇帝远
Mandarin Pinyin: tian1 gao1 huang2 di4 yuan3

Meaning of 天高皇帝遠

nounin remote areas, the king is too far away, it means the ruling does not reach to some places

Characters in 天高皇帝遠

天tin1
/tin1/
高gou1
of a high level or degree; above the average
皇wong4
grand; magnificent; splendid
帝dai3
god; supreme being; deified being
遠jyun5
by far; far and away; not anywhere near

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