上樑不正下樑歪 [－梁－－－梁－]

Jyutping soeng6 loeng2 bat1 zing3 haa6 loeng2 me2
Pinyin shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb, figuratively
    if leadership sets a bad example, their subordinates will follow suit

上樑不正下樑歪 [－梁－－－梁－]

Jyutping soeng6 loeng4 bat1 zeng3 haa6 loeng4 waai1
Pinyin shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    如果​長​輩​或​上司​唔​去​樹立​榜樣​，​佢​嘅​後​輩​或​下​屬​就​唔​會​注重​自己​嘅​言行
    Once the superiors do not set a good example, the subordinates will be unlikely to behave well.; literally: the upper beam is not straight, then the lower beam is crooked

上樑不正下樑歪 [－梁－－－梁－]

Jyutping soeng6 loeng4 bat1 zing3 haa6 loeng4 waai1
Pinyin shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    如果​長​輩​或​上司​唔​去​樹立​榜樣​，​佢​嘅​後​輩​或​下​屬​就​唔​會​注重​自己​嘅​言行
    Once the superiors do not set a good example, the subordinates will be unlikely to behave well.; literally: the upper beam is not straight, then the lower beam is crooked
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    上梁不正下梁歪。
    上樑不正下樑歪。
    shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi 。
    • A fish rots from the head down.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    上梁不正下梁歪
    上樑不正下樑歪
    shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi
    • If a leader sets a bad example, subordinates are likely to follow suit. (Literally: “If the top beam is not straight, the lower beams will be crooked”.)