上梁不正下梁歪

上梁不正下梁歪
shàngliángbúzhèngxiàliángwāi
if the upper beam is not straight, the lower ones will go aslant—when those above behave unworthily, those below will do the same
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when the above behave wrongly the below will do the same
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when the above behave wrongly,the below will do the same
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shang4 liang2 bu4 zheng4 xia4 liang2 wai1
lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
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上梁不正下梁歪
shàng liáng bú zhèng xià liáng wāi
If the upper beam is not straight, the lower ones will go aslant.; A crooked stick will have a crooked shadow.; Fish begins to stink at the head.; If a leader sets a bad example, it will be followed by his subordinates.; When those above behave unworthily, those below will do the same.
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上梁不正下梁歪|上梁不正下梁歪 [shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi] lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices

Chinese-English dictionary. . 2013.

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