- 树倒猢狲散 shùdǎohúsūnsàn when the tree falls the monkeys scatterWhen a powerful leader or influential person loses their position, their followers and hangers-on quickly abandon them; rats leave a sinking ship.
- 猢狲入布袋 húsūnrùbùdài to submit to discipline reluctantlyLike a monkey being put in a cloth bag; used as a metaphor for someone with a wild or free-spirited nature being restricted by rules, duties, or discipline
- 猢狲大王 húsūndàwáng monkey kingking of the monkeys; by extension, a leader of a group or a teacher who looks after young children
- 猢狲散 húsūnsàn monkeys scatter(abbreviation) Like monkeys fleeing a falling tree, used to describe followers or subordinates who quickly desert their leader once that person loses power or influence
- 猢狲王 húsūnwáng monkey kingThe leader of a troop of monkeys