上樑不正下樑歪
See also: 上梁不正下梁歪
Chinese
| main beam; crossbar; top tube | 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
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shàngliáng bùzhèng xiàliáng wāi [Phonetic: shàngliáng búzhèng xiàliáng wāi]
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄨㄞ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shàngliáng bùjhèng siàliáng wai
- Wade–Giles: shang4-liang2 pu4-chêng4 hsia4-liang2 wai1
- Yale: shàng-lyáng bù-jèng syà-lyáng wāi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqliang bujenq shiahliang uai
- Palladius: шанлян бучжэн сялян вай (šanljan bučžɛn sjaljan vaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ³⁵ waɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- 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): /sœːŋ²² lœːŋ²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³ haː²² lœːŋ²¹ waːi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: song-liòng put-chṳn hâ-liòng vâi
- Hakka Romanization System: song liongˇ budˋ ziin haˊ liongˇ vaiˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: song4 liong2 bud5 zin4 ha1 liong2 vai1
- Sinological IPA: /soŋ⁵⁵ li̯oŋ¹¹ put̚² t͡sɨn⁵⁵ ha²⁴ li̯oŋ¹¹ vai̯²⁴/
- (Meixian)
- Guangdong: song4 liong2 bud5 zang4 ha1 liong2 vai1
- Sinological IPA: /sɔŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ liɔŋ¹¹ put̚¹ t͡saŋ⁵³ ha⁴⁴⁻³⁵ liɔŋ¹¹ ʋaɪ⁴⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
Proverb
上樑不正下樑歪
- (figurative) if leadership sets a bad example, their subordinates will follow suit
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 上樑不正下樑歪 (“if leadership sets a bad example, their subordinates will follow suit”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 上樑不正下樑歪 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 上樑不正下樑歪 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 上樑不正下樑歪 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 上樑唔正下樑歪 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 上樑不正下樑歪 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 上樑不正下樑歪 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 上樑不正下樑歪 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 上樑不正下樑歪 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 上樑不正下樑歪 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 上樑不正下樑歪 | |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 大無好樣，細無好相 |