the fish rots from the head
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English
1.1
Proverb
1.1.1
Translations
1.2
See also
English
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Proverb
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the
fish
rots
from
the
head
Bad
leaders
harm
an
organization
.
Translations
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proverb
Chinese:
Mandarin:
鱼从头烂
(
yú cóngtou làn
)
Czech:
ryba smrdí od hlavy
Dutch:
vis begint aan de kop te stinken
Esperanto:
putrado de fiŝo komenciĝas de l' kapo
French:
le poisson pourrit par la tête
(fr)
German:
Der Fisch stinkt vom Kopf her
Hebrew:
הַדָּג מַסְרִיחַ מֵהָרֹאשׁ
(he)
(
hadág masríakh meharósh
)
Hungarian:
fejétől bűzlik a hal
Italian:
il pesce puzza dalla testa
Japanese:
魚は頭から腐る
(ja)
Korean:
윗물이 맑아야 아랫물이 맑다
(ko)
(
winmur-i malga-ya araenmur-i makda
)
Latin:
piscis primum a capite foetet
Maltese:
il-ħuta minn rasha tinten
Polish:
ryba psuje się od głowy
(pl)
Romanian:
peștele de la cap se împute
Russian:
рыба гниет с головы
(
ryba gnijet s golovy
)
Slovak:
ryba smrdí od hlavy
Spanish:
please add this translation if you can
Ukrainian:
риба гниє з голови
(
ryba hnyje z holovy
)
See also
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shit rolls downhill
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