上梁不正下梁歪

shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices

Child Words of 上梁不正下梁歪

下
xià

down

不
bù

no; not so

正
zhēng

first month of the lunar year

正
zhèng

straight

歪
wāi

askew

上梁
shàng liáng

to lay an upper beam

梁
liáng

roof beam

上
shàng

on top