上梁不正下梁歪

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Rare

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Définitions

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

Mots composant 上梁不正下梁歪

down

no; not so

first month of the lunar year

straight

askew

to lay an upper beam

roof beam

on top