高處不勝寒 [－处－胜－]

Jyutping gou1 cyu5 bat1 sing1 hon4
Pinyin gāo chù bù shèng hán

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    原本​指​高地​嘅​寒意​令人​難以​承受​；​宜家​多​用以​比喻​人​嘅​有​權​勢​或​地位​高​，​知心朋友​就​愈少​而​孤獨​寂寥​。
    to feel lonely when you are in a high position; literally, one cannot stand the cold in high grounds.

高處不勝寒 [－处－胜－]

Jyutping gou1 cyu3 bat1 sing1 hon4
Pinyin gāo chù bù shèng hán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. it's lonely at the top (idiom)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    原本​指​高地​嘅​寒意​令人​難以​承受​；​宜家​多​用以​比喻​人​嘅​有​權​勢​或​地位​高​，​知心朋友​就​愈少​而​孤獨​寂寥​。
    to feel lonely when you are in a high position; literally, one cannot stand the cold in high grounds.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    it's lonely at the top
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    高处不胜寒
    高處不勝寒
    gou1 cyu3 bat1 sing1 hon4
    • cannot bear the cold up on the high ground