Guān gāo bì xiǎn; shì dà bì qīng.

官高必險, 勢大必傾。

Lit Officials [of] high [rank] must [face] danger, [and those whose] power is great [sooner or later] must collapse.

Fig The higher one's position is the more risk one faces. “The bigger they are, the harder they fall.”

Topics DANGER OFFICIALS RANK RISK