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上行下效
shàng​xíng​xià​xiào

as those above act, so those below follow

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上行下效 shàng​xíng​xià​xiào
variant 上行下傚
as those above act, so those below follow
As superiors or elders do, subordinates or juniors will follow suit; now often used in a negative sense to describe how bad behavior is imitated by others

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