樹倒猢猻散

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See also: 树倒猢狲散

Chinese

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tree
upset; turn over; to tip
upset; turn over; to tip; to pour; to go home; to the contrary; inverted; to fall; to collapse; to topple; to change; to fail; bankrupt
 
monkey; macaque
adjourn; scatter; leisurely
adjourn; scatter; leisurely; loosen; powdered medicine; to scatter; to come loose
 
trad. (樹倒猢猻散) 猢猻
simp. (树倒猢狲散) 猢狲
Literally: “When a tree falls, the monkeys scatter.”

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Proverb

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樹倒猢猻散

  1. (figurative) When a leader loses power, his/her followers disperse.

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