上溢下漏 — “Upper overflow, lower leak”
上溢下漏 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a situation where the upper class is excessively wealthy while the lower class is extremely impoverished, indicating a severe wealth disparity”. Literally, “Upper overflow, lower leak”.
上溢下漏 Pronunciation and Pinyin
上溢下漏 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 上溢下漏
Idioms Related to 上溢下漏
More idioms starting with 上
- shàng上shàng上xià下xià下throughout an organization or a place
- shàng上xià下yī一xīn心united from top to bottom
- shàng上xià下wéi为nán难difficult from both sides
- shàng上xià下jiāo交kùn困struggling from top to bottom
- shàng上xià下qí其shǒu手collude to manipulate unfairly
- shàng上xià下tóng同xīn心All levels united in spirit
- shàng上xià下tóng同yù欲all levels united in purpose
- shàng上xià下tóng同mén门paternal aunt's husband and niece's husband
- shàng上xià下tiān天guāng光sky and water merge in light
- shàng上xià下dǎ打liang量look someone over carefully
- shàng上xià下fú浮dòng动fluctuate up and down
- shàng上xià下xiāng相ān安superiors and subordinates coexist peacefully
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Open the tool →Questions about 上溢下漏
What does 上溢下漏 mean?
上溢下漏 (shàng yì xià lòu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a situation where the upper class is excessively wealthy while the lower class is extremely impoverished, indicating a severe wealth disparity”.
How do you pronounce 上溢下漏?
上溢下漏 is pronounced shàng yì xià lòu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 上溢下漏 literally mean?
Literally, 上溢下漏 means “Upper overflow, lower leak”. It is used to mean “describes a situation where the upper class is excessively wealthy while the lower class is extremely impoverished, indicating a severe wealth disparity”.
What is the Chinese definition of 上溢下漏?
指上富下贫。