樹倒老猴散

See also: 树倒老猴散

Chinese

		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
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

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiū tó lāu-kâu sòaⁿ

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• 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/

Proverb

樹倒老猴散

1. (Singapore Hokkien, figurative) When a leader loses power, his/her followers disperse.

Synonyms

• (Mandarin) 樹倒猢猻散／树倒猢狲散 (shù dǎo húsūn sàn)
• (Wu) 樹倒活猻散／树倒活狲散