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上梁不正下梁歪
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PinYin shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi
Simplified 上梁不正下梁歪
Traditional 上梁不正下梁歪
- lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
Chinese meanings
- shàngliángbùzhèngxiàliángwāi
比喻上面的人行为不正,下面的人也就跟着学坏。
Chinese meanings
- shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi
【释义】上梁:指上级或长辈。比喻在上的人行为不正,下面的人也跟着做坏事。
【出处】晋·杨泉《物理论》:“上不正,下参差。”
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