樹倒猢猻散 Save Sign in to save words Simplified: 树倒猢狲散 shùdǎohúsūnsàn ㄕㄨˋ ㄉㄠˇ ㄏㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄣ ㄙㄢˋ When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (idiom) fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause Rats leave a sinking ship. Character by character 樹(shù)tree 倒(dǎo)fall 猢(hú) 猻(sūn) 散(sàn)scatter A Chinese word or character, or English Search Sources CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0 pinyinjs, Apache-2.0