人走茶凉
Traditional: 人走茶涼Dictionary entry
lit. when people leave, the tea cools (idiom)
What does 人走茶凉 mean?
人走茶凉 (rén zǒu chá liáng) has the following dictionary meaning.
1lit. when people leave, the tea cools (idiom)
2fig. when sb is no longer in a position of power, others cease to care about him
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人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]走zǒuto walk · to go茶chátea · tea plant凉Liángthe five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)
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