樹syu6倒dou2猢wu4猻syun1散saan3

simp树倒猢狲散

syu6 dou2 wu4 syun1 saan3shù dǎo hú sūn sàn

樹syu6tree
倒dou2fall over
猢wu4a kind of monkey found in western China
猻syun1monkey
散saan3scatter, disperse, break up

English

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

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese

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