樹倒猢猻散

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When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (idiom); fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause · Rats leave a sinking ship.

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (idiom); fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause
  2. Rats leave a sinking ship.

Written Forms

樹倒猢猻散Traditional · Main Form
树倒猢狲散Alternate Form

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