根子不正秧子歪根子不正秧子歪根子不正秧子歪

if the root isn't straight, the seedling is crooked

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Someone whose basic nature is bad will go astray. It is critical, and also used of bad influences from the top.

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Simplified: 根子不正秧子歪
Pinyin: gēnzi bú zhèng yāngzi wāi
Bopomofo: ㄍㄣ ˙ㄗㄅㄨˊ ㄓㄥˋ ㄧㄤ ˙ㄗㄨㄞ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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