屋漏在上，知之在下屋漏在上，知之在下屋漏在上，知之在下

the roof leaks above, those below know it

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Those at the bottom know best when those in charge go wrong, just as people under a leaking roof feel the rain first. Used of officials' mistakes that ordinary people see clearly.

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Simplified: 屋漏在上，知之在下
Pinyin: wūlòu zài shàng, zhī zhī zài xià
Bopomofo: ㄨㄌㄡˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄤˋ，ㄓㄓㄗㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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