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by seanmcdirmid 1204 days ago
I heard it as 天高皇帝远. Just change mountain 山 for sky 天 (and probably meaning heaven where the gods live).
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  天 (and probably meaning heaven where the gods live).
A grounding would be to visit Mount Tai and see the clouds beneath you when the weather conditions are just right. You have the same picture looking out the window of a Boeing 737max8. Anyway the ruler and ruling elites used to perform ceremonies on Mount Tai, poeticly gods living in heaven.

天 looks a bit like the picture postcards of Mount Fuji from various angles.