上樑不正下樑歪 (soeng6 loeng4 bat1 zing3 haa6 loeng4 waai1 | shang4 liang2 bu4*2 zheng4 xia4 liang2 wai1) : if superiors (leaders; parents) are not good examples, their subordinates (followers, children) will behave unbecomingly

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上樑不正下樑歪

soeng6 loeng4 bat1 zing3 haa6 loeng4 waai1

shang4 liang2 bu4*2 zheng4 xia4 liang2 wai1

if superiors (leaders; parents) are not good examples, their subordinates (followers, children) will behave unbecomingly

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

上樑不正下樑歪 / 上梁不正下梁歪

This word has been viewed 2522 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 3rd Sep 2009 04:51 and last edited on 4th Jun 2013 22:01

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Characters in this word:

上 soeng6 soeng5 - upper; superior; preceding; up; on
樑 loeng4 - bridge; beam
不 bat1 - not; no; un-
正 zing3 zing1 zeng3 - upright; standard; pure; main
下 haa6 haa5 - under; lower; next; go down
樑 loeng4 - bridge; beam
歪 waai1 me2 - slanting, tilted; improper

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