树倒猢狲散
Traditional (Taiwan):
樹倒猢猻散
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When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (idiom)
fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause
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Rats leave a sinking ship.
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Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use
- Literally
- when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter
- Meaning
- When a powerful person falls, his followers desert him. Cynical. Compare: rats leaving a sinking ship.
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