树倒猢狲散
shù​dǎo​hú​sūn​sàn

when the tree falls the monkeys scatter

  • created sense approved 树倒猢狲散/樹倒猢猻散 · shù​dǎo​hú​sūn​sàn · when the tree falls the monkeys scatter — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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.

    树 (literal) → 树/樹 · shù · tree 倒 (literal) → 倒 · dǎo · to fall 猢狲 (literal) → 猢狲/猢猻 · hú​sūn · monkey 散 (literal) → 散 · sàn · to disperse

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    created sense