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上梁不正下梁歪

shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi

Definitions

  • •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

上
shàng
下
xià
上梁
shàng liáng
不
bù
正
zhèng
正
zhēng
梁
liáng
歪
wāi