Entry
上梁不正下梁歪
Source
CEDict 100318
Characters
上 梁 不 正 下 梁 歪
Miscellaneous
Traditional
上梁不正下梁歪
Simplified
上梁不正下梁歪
Pinyin
shang4 liang2 bu4 zheng4 xia4 liang2 wai1
English
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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