山高皇帝遠

Chinese

		mountain; hill	high; tall	emperor	far; distant; remote
trad. (山高皇帝遠)		山	高	皇帝	遠
simp. (山高皇帝远)		山	高	皇帝	远
Literally: “the mountains are high, and the emperor is far away ”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shān gāo huángdì yuǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄢㄍㄠㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄩㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saan¹ gou¹ wong⁴ dai³ jyun⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shān gāo huángdì yuǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄢㄍㄠㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄩㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shan gau hwangdih yeuan
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂän⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ti⁵¹ y̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saan¹ gou¹ wong⁴ dai³ jyun⁵
  - Yale: sāan gōu wòhng dai yúhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saan¹ gou¹ wong⁴ dai³ jyn⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: san¹ gou¹ wong⁴ dei³ yun⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /säːn⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹ tɐi̯³³ jyːn¹³/

Idiom

山高皇帝遠

the law of the land is not enforced here; the central authorities fail to reach this area

See also

天高皇帝遠／天高皇帝远 (tiān gāo huángdì yuǎn)

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