shù​dǎo​hú​sūn​sàn

when the tree falls the monkeys scatter

Senses

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.

References

abbreviation 猢狲散/猢猻散 树倒猢狲散/樹倒猢猻散