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下
樑
[-
梁
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Jyutping
haa6 loeng4
Pinyin
xià liáng
Definitions (Wiktionary)
noun, of buildings
under beam; lower beam
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
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)
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”.)