上行下效
Chinese
editup; 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 | ||
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simp. and trad. (上行下效) |
上 | 行 | 下 | 效 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng6 hang4 haa6 haau6
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siōng-hêng-hā-hāu
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- 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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- 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/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Idiom
edit上行下效
- (originally derogatory) subordinates follow the example of their superiors
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