天高皇帝远
tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎntiangaohuangdiyuan
- lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)
- fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government
tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎntiangaohuangdiyuan
Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences