Chinese Word: 上梁不正下梁歪 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices

1		yú fǔ 鱼腐 tóu 头 xiān 先 chòu 臭（ shàng liáng bù zhèng 上梁不正 xià 下 liáng 梁 wāi 歪）。 Fish begins to stink at the head.
2		yú 鱼 yào 要 fǔ làn 腐烂 tóu 头 xiān 先 chòu 臭（ shàng liáng bù zhèng 上梁不正 xià 下 liáng 梁 wāi 歪）。 Fish begins to stink at the head.

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