上行下傚

简 上行下效 · 繁 上行下傚
Mandarin · pinyin shàng xíng xià xiào

Meanings

  1. subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
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上
shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
行
xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
下
xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
傚
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效
xiào · result, effect; effectiveness
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4–2–4–4 · shang4 xing2 xia4 xiao4

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soeng6 hang4 haa6 haau6

Cantonese word readings for 上行下傚. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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上行下傚 · shang4 xing2 xia4 xiao4
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Exact source record上行下傚 上行下效 [shang4 xing2 xia4 xiao4] /subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)/