上行下效

Chinese

		up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; okay; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behavior; conduct; a row; profession; professional	under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	effect; efficacy; imitate
simp. and trad. (上行下效)		上	行	下	效

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shàngxíngxiàxiào

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ hang⁴ haa⁶ haau⁶
Min Nan (POJ): siōng-hêng-hā-hāu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shàngxíngxiàxiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqshyngshiahshiaw
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng⁶ hang⁴ haa⁶ haau⁶
  - Yale: seuhng hàhng hah haauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ hang⁴ haa⁶ haau⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ heng⁴ ha⁶ hao⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /sœ̽ːŋ²² hɐŋ²¹ häː²² häːu̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-hêng-hā-hāu
  - Tâi-lô: siōng-hîng-hā-hāu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioxnghenghaxhau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ha²²⁻²¹ haʊ²²/

Idiom

上行下效

subordinates follow the example of their superiors; if a leader sets a bad example it will be followed by his subordinates

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