树倒猢狲散
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opportunistic desertion

  • created sense approved 树倒猢狲散/樹倒猢猻散 · shù​dǎo​hú​sūn​sàn · opportunistic desertion

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    opportunistic desertion

    To scatter or abandon a leader or cause immediately after their power or influence collapses; followers deserting a failing enterprise like rats leaving a sinking ship.

    那个腐败的官员一倒台，他的那些追随者便树倒猢狲散了。

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