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lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom) · fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government

天高皇帝远
tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎn
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(idiom) defiant of the law and lacking any sense of morality; lawless; out of control; unruly无法无天wú fǎ wú tiān