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; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; 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
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siōng-hêng-hā-hāu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngxíngxiàxiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngsíngsiàsiào
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-hsing²-hsia⁴-hsiao⁴
    • Yale: shàng-syíng-syà-syàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqshyngshiahshiaw
    • Palladius: шансинсясяо (šansinsjasjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁶ hang⁴ haa⁶ haau⁶
    • Yale: seuhng hàhng hah haauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ hang⁴ haa⁶ haau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ heng⁴ ha⁶ hao⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² hɐŋ²¹ haː²² haːu̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-hêng-hā-hāu
    • Tâi-lô: siōng-hîng-hā-hāu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioxnghenghaxhau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ha²²⁻²¹ hau²²/

Idiom

上行下效

1. (originally derogatory) subordinates follow the example of their superiors