tin1 gou1 wong4 dai3 jyun5天高皇帝遠天高皇帝远
Jyutpingtin1 gou1 wong4 dai3 jyun5
Yaletīn gōu wòngh dai yyúnh

Definition

in remote areas, the king is too far away, it means the ruling does not reach to some places

Tone guide

T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

More words

掭
tim3to manipulate; to fiddle
聽頭听头
ting3 tau4a can (loanword from English "tin")
劏光豬劏光猪
tong1 gwong1 zyu1lost all chess pieces in a chess game (slang)
捅馬蜂窩捅马蜂窝
tung2 maa5 fung1 wo1(fig.) to stir up a hornet's nest
天干
tin1 gon1the 10 heavenly stems 甲[jia3], 乙[yi3], 丙[bing3], 丁[ding1], 戊[wu4], 己[ji3], 庚[...
推理
teoi1 lei5reasoning; to infer
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