粵

上soeng6樑loeng4不bat1正zeng3下haa6樑loeng4歪waai1

soeng6 loeng4 bat1 zeng3 haa6 loeng4 waai1soeng6 loeng4 bat1 zing3 haa6 loeng4 waai1shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāiinferred

English

  1. Once the superiors do not set a good example, the subordinates will be unlikely to behave well.; literally: the upper beam is not straight, then the lower beam is crooked

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 如果長輩或上司唔去樹立榜樣，佢嘅後輩或下屬就唔會注重自己嘅言行

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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