樹倒老猴散
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See also: 树倒老猴散
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 |
old person; husband | adjourn; scatter; leisurely adjourn; scatter; leisurely; loosen; powdered medicine; to scatter; to come loose | ||
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trad. (樹倒老猴散) | 樹 | 倒 | 老猴 | 散 | |
simp. (树倒老猴散) | 树 | 倒 | 老猴 | 散 | |
Literally: “When a tree falls, the monkeys scatter.” |
Pronunciation[edit]
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiū tó lāu-kâu sòaⁿ
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiū tó lāu-kâu sòaⁿ
- Tâi-lô: tshiū tó lāu-kâu suànn
- Phofsit Daibuun: chiu doir lauxkaau svoax
- IPA (Singapore): /t͡sʰiu²² to⁴²⁻²⁴ lau²²⁻²¹ kau²⁴ suã²¹/
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
Proverb[edit]
樹倒老猴散
- (Singapore Hokkien, figurative) When a leader loses power, his/her followers disperse.