rén​zǒu​chá​liáng

when people leave, the tea cools

人走茶凉 人走茶涼 rén​zǒu​chá​liáng
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

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