shù​dǎo​hú​sūn​sàn

when the tree falls the monkeys scatter

树倒猢狲散 樹倒猢猻散 shù​dǎo​hú​sūn​sàn
when the tree falls the monkeys scatter
When a powerful leader or influential person loses their position, their followers and hangers-on quickly abandon them; rats leave a sinking ship.

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