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樹倒猢猻散

shù​dǎo​hú​sūn​sàn

Rats leave a sinking ship.

Definitions

树倒猢狲散 (樹倒猢猻散) 

shù​dǎo​hú​sūn​sàn

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

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

56397th most common word in books

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