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上梁不正下梁歪
Mandarin · pinyin shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi
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- lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
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4–2–4–4–4–2–1 · shang4 liang2 bu4 zheng4 xia4 liang2 wai1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
soeng5 loeng4 bat1 zing3 haa6 loeng4 waai1
Cantonese word readings for 上梁不正下梁歪. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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soeng6 loeng4 bat1 zing3 haa6 loeng4 waai1
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