上梁不正下梁歪

1. • lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom) fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices

Character by character

• 上(shàng)up
• 梁(liáng)roof beam
• 不(bù)no
• 正(zhèng)straight
• 下(xià)lower
• 梁(liáng)roof beam
• 歪(wāi)at a crooked angle