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Expression Profile · tian-gao-huang-di-yuan
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天高皇帝远
tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎn
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💡 Meaning:
Common spoken expression used by native Chinese speakers in daily life.
Spoken Idiom
[Scene: 其他场景]
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可不是还有一句话的嘛
天高皇帝远
啊
(他们是九城的命官不假) ── Previous context
“but isn't there a saying? "The mountains are high and the emperor is far away."”
《云秀行》 · 33:57
[Scene: 家庭日常]
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00:03
她在新加坡呢
天高皇帝远
(但陈婷是肯定看不上 我们家小尖的) ── Previous context
“She is in Singapore. She can't do anything about it as she is far away.”
《以家人之名》 · 30:28