樹倒猢猻散
See also: 树倒猢狲散
Chinese edit
tree | 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 | adjourn; scatter; leisurely adjourn; scatter; leisurely; loosen; powdered medicine; to scatter; to come loose | ||
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trad. (樹倒猢猻散) | 樹 | 倒 | 猢猻 | 散 | |
simp. (树倒猢狲散) | 树 | 倒 | 猢狲 | 散 | |
Literally: “When a tree falls, the monkeys scatter.” |
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樹倒猢猻散