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Change log entry 10554
Processed by: ycandau (2009-05-12 10:16:09 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 10198 - submitted by 'karanmisra' >>
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- 上樑不正下樑歪 上梁不正下梁歪 [shang4 liang2 bu4 zheng4 xia4 liang2 wai1] /If the room beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom). Subordinates will ape their betters./Leaders of society should set a good example./People need role models./
+ 上樑不正下樑歪 上梁不正下梁歪 [shang4 liang2 bu4 zheng4 xia4 liang2 wai1] /lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices/
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