English：
It means remote areas are far from the central authority, making supervision difficult and people act freely without restriction.
中文：
指偏远地区远离官府管辖，上级管束不到，当地人行事无人约束。
Origin English: A traditional Chinese folk saying dating back to feudal society. In ancient times, the emperor ruled the central plains, and remote mountains were too far to be supervised directly.
Origin Chinese: 源自中国封建社会民间俗语，古代帝王居中原理政，偏远深山距离朝廷极远，政令难及、管束不到。
📌 Example 1
This remote village is mountain high emperor far 🏔️
这个偏远山村山高皇帝远
📌 Example 2
Don't think mountain high emperor far and break rules ⚠️
别以为山高皇帝远就不守规矩
📌 Example 3
The border area is mountain high emperor far 🛤️
边境地带山高皇帝远
📌 Example 4
He acts willfully because it's mountain high emperor far 🧍
他仗着山高皇帝远肆意行事
📌 Example 5
Management is hard here, mountain high emperor far 🏡
这里管理困难，山高皇帝远
📌 Example 6
Don't indulge yourself in mountain high emperor far place 🚫
别在山高皇帝远的地方放纵自己
📌 Example 7
Many small towns are mountain high emperor far 🏘️
很多小镇都是山高皇帝远
📌 Example 8
We still need to abide by rules even mountain high emperor far 📜
就算山高皇帝远也要守规矩
📌 Example 9
Mountain high emperor far doesn't mean no discipline 📋
山高皇帝远不代表没有规矩
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