上人不好，下人不要上人不好，下人不要上人不好，下人不要

what those above don't like, those below don't want to do

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Subordinates tend to cater to their superiors' tastes and avoid what they dislike.

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Simplified: 上人不好，下人不要
Pinyin: shàng rén bù hǎo, xià rén búyào
Bopomofo: ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄠˇ，ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄧㄠˋ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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