上行下效 in English shang4 xing2 xia4 xiao4 Meaning

Meanings

  • subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

上 行 下 效

Traditional Characters

上 行 下 傚

Pinyin

shang4 xing2 xia4 xiao4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

上shang4see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] 行xing2row 下xia4down 效xiao4variant of 傚|效[xiao4]