1 eating comes first, then comes everything else (idiom) (Tw)
天高皇帝远
tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎn
1 lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)
2 fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government
皇帝不急太监急
huáng dì bù jí tài jiàn jí
1 lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are (idiom)
2 fig. the observers are more anxious than the person involved
胡天胡帝
hú tiān hú dì
1 with all the majesty of an emperor (idiom)
2 reckless
3 intemperate
行行出状元
háng háng chū zhuàng yuán
1 lit. in every trade, a master appears (idiom); fig. You can produce outstanding achievements in any task, provided you put it enough love and diligence