天高皇帝遠
See also: 天高皇帝远
Chinese
editday; sky; heaven | high; tall | emperor; the Emperor | far; distant; remote | ||
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trad. (天高皇帝遠) | 天 | 高 | 皇帝 | 遠 | |
simp. (天高皇帝远) | 天 | 高 | 皇帝 | 远 | |
Literally: “Heaven is high and the emperor is far away.” |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄠ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄩㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tian gao huángdì yuǎn
- Wade–Giles: tʻien1 kao1 huang2-ti4 yüan3
- Yale: tyān gāu hwáng-dì ywǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tian gau hwangdih yeuan
- Palladius: тянь гао хуанди юань (tjanʹ gao xuandi juanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ti⁵¹ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
edit天高皇帝遠
- to be faraway from the central government and therefore beyond its control