上樑不正下樑歪

See also: 上梁不正下梁歪

Chinese

		main beam; crossbar; top tube	crooked; improper	under beam; lower beam	askew
trad. (上樑不正下樑歪/上梁不正下梁歪)		上樑/上梁	不正	下樑/下梁	歪
simp. (上梁不正下梁歪)		上梁	不正	下梁	歪
Literally: “If the top beam is not straight, the lower beams will be crooked”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shàngliáng bùzhèng xiàliáng wāi

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄨㄞ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ loeng⁴ bat¹ zing³ haa⁶ loeng⁴ waai¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): song-liòng put-chṳn hâ-liòng vâi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shàngliáng bùzhèng xiàliáng wāi [Phonetic: shàngliáng búzhèng xiàliáng wāi]
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄨㄞ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqliang bujenq shiahliang uai
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shàngliáng bùjhèng siàliáng wai
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ljɑŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕjä⁵¹ ljɑŋ³⁵ waɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng⁶ loeng⁴ bat¹ zing³ haa⁶ loeng⁴ waai¹
  - Yale: seuhng lèuhng bāt jing hah lèuhng wāai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ loeng⁴ bat⁷ dzing³ haa⁶ loeng⁴ waai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ lêng⁴ bed¹ jing³ ha⁶ lêng⁴ wai¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœ̽ːŋ²² lœ̽ːŋ²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³ häː²² lœ̽ːŋ²¹ wäːi̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: song-liòng put-chṳn hâ-liòng vâi
  - Hakka Romanization System: song liongˇ bud` ziin ha´ liongˇ vai´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: song⁴ liong² bud⁵ zin⁴ ha¹ liong² vai¹
  - Sinological IPA: /soŋ⁵⁵ li̯oŋ¹¹ put̚² t͡sɨn⁵⁵ ha²⁴ li̯oŋ¹¹ vai̯²⁴/

Proverb

上樑不正下樑歪

If a leader sets a bad example, subordinates are likely to follow suit.

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