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上樑不正下樑歪 (soeng6 loeng4 bat1 zing3 haa6 loeng4 waai1) — if superiors (leaders; parents) are not good examples, their subordinates (followers, children) will behave unbecomingly in Cantonese

soengˍ₆上loengˎ₄樑batˉ¹不zing˗₃正haaˍ₆下loengˎ₄樑waaiˉ¹歪
简 上梁不正下梁歪
Mandarin Pinyin: shang4 liang2 bu2 zheng4 xia4 liang2 wai1

Meaning of 上樑不正下樑歪

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

Characters in 上樑不正下樑歪

上soeng6
preceding; previous; last
樑loeng4
horizontal beam; supporting beam
不bat1
not; no; un-
正zing3
rectify; correct; set right
下haa6
formulate; work out; set down
歪waai1
recline; lie in a reclining position

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