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Chinese
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tree
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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
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adjourn; scatter; leisurely adjourn; scatter; leisurely; loosen; powdered medicine; to scatter; to come loose |
| trad. (樹倒猢猻散)
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樹
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倒
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猢猻
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散
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| simp. (树倒猢狲散)
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树
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倒
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猢狲
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散
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| Literally: “When a tree falls, the monkeys scatter.”
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Etymology
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Pronunciation
Proverb
樹倒猢猻散
- (figurative) When a leader loses power, his/her followers disperse.
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