她在新加坡呢 天高皇帝远
“She is in Singapore. She can't do anything about it as she is far away.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但陈婷是肯定看不上 我们家小尖的
“But Chen Ting certainly doesn't like Jianjian.”
她在新加坡呢 天高皇帝远
“She is in Singapore. She can't do anything about it as she is far away.”
换句话说
“In other words,”
“Don't worry about her opinion; she is too far away to do anything about it anyway.”
Chinese parents often exert significant control over their adult children's relationships, making physical distance one of the few effective buffers against familial meddling.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the sky is high and the emperor is far away; beyond the reach of authority
A common idiom used colloquially to describe situations where rules or authoritarian figures have no influence due to physical distance.
Highlights the factual situation (her living abroad) as a reason to be unbothered.
