上行下效
上行下效
shàng xíng xià xiào
subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
idiom
Traditional: 上行下傚
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- (idiom) subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
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Related Words
上梁不正下梁歪(shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi)— lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
→瞒上欺下(mán shàng qī xià)— to deceive one's superiors and bully one's subordinates (idiom)
→一板一眼(yī bǎn yī yǎn)— lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter
→同流合污(tóng liú hé wū)— to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others
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