shàng​liáng​bù​zhèng​xià​liáng​wāi

bad superiors produce bad subordinates

  1. upper beam
    the top beam or ridgepole of a building; also the horizontal crossbar of a bicycle frame
  2. dishonest
    devious or lacking in integrity; not upright in appropriate behavior
  3. inferior
    lower in rank, quality, or grade
  4. beam
    A horizontal structural part that supports a roof or floor; roof beam
  5. wāi adjective
    crooked
    askew; tilted; not straight; at an angle