人一走，茶就凉人一走，茶就涼人一走，茶就涼

once the person leaves, the tea goes cold

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Meaning: When someone leaves their position or is gone, the warmth and favours people showed them fade quickly. Said ruefully about fickle social relationships.

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Simplified: 人一走，茶就凉
Traditional (Taiwan): 人一走，茶就涼
Pinyin: rén yì zǒu, chá jiù liáng
Bopomofo: ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄗㄡˇ，ㄔㄚˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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