上梁 shàngliáng lay beam Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 逼上梁山 bīshàngliángshān forced to force someone into a desperate situation or to take action against their will上梁不正下梁歪 shàngliángbùzhèngxiàliángwāi bad example lit. if the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked; fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices