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
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