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树倒猢狲散		Traditional Chinese
樹倒猢猻散
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
shù dǎo hú sūn sàn		Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
syu6 dou2 wu4 syun1 saan3
Short definition Rats leave a sinking ship.
Usage frequency Very infrequent
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All available English definitions When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (idiom)MDBG icon / Rats leave a sinking ship.MDBG icon / fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable causeMDBG icon /
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Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (idiom); fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause; Rats leave a sinking ship.
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