高处不胜寒

it's lonely at the top (idiom)

surname Gao

high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific)

high place / elevation

to reside / to live / to dwell / to be in / to be situated at / to stay / to get along with / to be in a position of / to deal with / to discipline / to punish

place / location / spot / point / office / department / bureau / respect / classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

cannot bear or stand / be unequal to / very / extremely

victory / success / to beat / to defeat / to surpass / victorious / superior to / to get the better of / better than / surpassing / superb (of vista) / beautiful (scenery) / wonderful (view) / (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear / equal to (a task)

cold / poor / to tremble