「上樑不正下樑歪」
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| Pronunciation： | soeng6 loeng4 bat1 zing3 haa6 loeng4 waai1 soeng6 loeng4 bat1 zeng3 haa6 loeng4 waai1 |
| Individual Character Meaning： |
上 go up; top; to go up; to move upwards; to board; to get on a vehicle; to go ahead; to forge ahead; to fill; to supply; to serve a dish; to install; to attend class; to wind; to screw; to tighten; on top of 樑 beam 不 no; negator; not 正 upright; good; enjoyable; precise; exact; accurate; correct; right; formal; chief; really; indeed; regular (polygon); positive 下 down; time (e.g. one time, two times); below 樑 beam 歪 slanted; lop sided; to incline to one side; wrong; devious |
| Part of Speech： | expression |
| Explanation： |
Once the superiors do not set a good example, the subordinates will be unlikely to behave well.; literally: the upper beam is not straight, then the lower beam is crooked
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