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上樑不正下樑歪

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Chinese

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main beam; crossbar; top tube under beam; lower beam askew
trad. (上樑不正下樑歪/上梁不正下梁歪) 上樑/上梁 不正 下樑/下梁
simp. (上梁不正下梁歪) 上梁 不正 下梁
Literally: “If the top beam is not straight, the lower beams will be crooked”.

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Proverb

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上樑不正下樑歪

  1. (figurative) if leadership sets a bad example, their subordinates will follow suit

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