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Jyutping haa6 loeng4
Pinyin xià liáng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, of buildings
    under beam; lower beam
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”.)