When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (idiom); fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause; Rats leave a sinking ship.
trad. 樹倒猢猻散
Also written 樹倒猢猻散【shù dǎo hú sūn sàn】
Characters in this word
5树
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
tree, CL:棵[ke1], to cultivate, to set up
- Pinyin
- shù
- Traditional
- 樹
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 2862 of 2500
倒
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally, to fail; to go bankrupt, to overthrow, to change (trains or buses), to move around, to resell at a profit
- Pinyin
- dǎo
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 578 of 2500
猢
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
used in 猢猻|猢狲[hu2 sun1]
- Pinyin
- hú
- Strokes
- 12
狲
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
used in 猢猻|猢狲[hu2 sun1], used in 兔猻|兔狲[tu4 sun1]
- Pinyin
- sūn
- Traditional
- 猻
- Strokes
- 9
散
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
variant of 散[san4]
- Pinyin
- sàn
- Traditional
- 㪚
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 6920 of 2500