We are committed to providing free Chinese study materials. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning and widely applicable. Today’s idiom is 「上好下甚」, with its explanation below.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「上好下甚」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
Whatever the superiors like, the inferiors will like it even more.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shàng hǎo xià shèn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
seung5/seung6 hou2 ha6 sam6
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