墙倒众人推,破鼓乱人捶 牆倒眾人推,破鼓亂人捶 牆倒眾人推,破鼓亂人捶

when a wall falls, everyone pushes; a broken drum is beaten by all

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Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning
When someone falls from power or has bad luck, many pile on. Critical of the crowd's behaviour; like 'kick a man when he's down'.
Simplified
墙倒众人推,破鼓乱人捶
Traditional (Taiwan)
牆倒眾人推,破鼓亂人捶
Pinyin
qiángdǎozhòngréntuī,pògǔluànrénchuí
Bopomofo
ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄠˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄟ,ㄆㄛˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄔㄨㄟˊ

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