上
梁
不
正
下
梁
歪
s
h
à
n
g
s
h
à
n
g
l
i
á
n
g
l
i
á
n
g
b
ú
b
ù
z
h
è
n
g
z
h
è
n
g
x
i
à
x
i
à
l
i
á
n
g
l
i
á
n
g
w
ā
i
w
ā
i
Definitions
1. lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom)
2. fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
3. the corrupting influence of bad parenting
Components
上
shàng
–
on top
梁
Liáng
–
PN:name of Kingdoms and Dynasties at different periods
不正
bù zhèng
–
fraudulency
下
xià
–
down
歪
wāi
–
askew