树 ㄕㄨ ˋ shù 倒 ㄉㄠ ˇ dǎo 猢 ㄏㄨ ˊ hú 狲 ㄙㄨㄣ sūn 散 ㄙㄢ ˋ sàn 樹 ㄕㄨ ˋ shù 倒 ㄉㄠ ˇ dǎo 猢 ㄏㄨ ˊ hú 猻 ㄙㄨㄣ sūn 散 ㄙㄢ ˋ sàn When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (idiom); fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause Rats leave a sinking ship.