上行下效 (shàng xíng xià xiào) | Meaning: subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom) | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

lit. to follow the recipe (idiom) · fig. to follow a set pattern如法炮制rú fǎ páo zhì

to parrot · to repeat uncritically what sb says鹦鹉学舌yīng wǔ xué shé

lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices上梁不正下梁歪shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi

If the basin is square, the water in it will also be square. (idiom)盂方水方yú fāng shuǐ fāng

subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)

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