created sense approved 人走茶凉/人走茶涼 · rénzǒucháliáng · when people leave, the tea cools — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
人走茶凉 / 人走茶涼
rénzǒucháliáng
when people leave, the tea cools
(idiom) a metaphor for the coldness of human relationships after someone leaves a position of power, describing how others stop caring about a person once they are no longer in office
人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person 走 (literal) → 走 · zǒu · to leave 茶 (literal) → 茶 · chá · tea 凉 (literal) → 凉/涼 · liáng · cool
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