树倒猢狲散

Traditional: 樹倒猢猻散

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Dictionary entry

When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (idiom); fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause

What does 树倒猢狲散 mean?

树倒猢狲散 (shù dǎo hú sūn sàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (idiom); fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause

2Rats leave a sinking ship.

Character breakdown

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树shùtree · CL:棵[ke1]倒dǎoto fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally · to fail; to go bankrupt 猢húused in 猢猻|猢狲[hu2 sun1]狲sūnused in 猢猻|猢狲[hu2 sun1] · used in 兔猻|兔狲[tu4 sun1]散sànvariant of 散[san4]

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