人走茶凉 — Chinese idiom
人走茶凉
rén zǒu chá liáng
Traditional: 人走茶涼
Meaning
- lit. when people leave, the tea cools
- fig. when sb is no longer in a position of power, others cease to care about him
Character by character
- 人rénman, person; people
- 走zǒuto walk, to run, to flee
- 茶chátea; tea leaves; tea plant
- 凉liángcool, cold; disheartened
Idioms sharing a character
- 一鸣惊人 yī míng jīng rén
- 三人成虎 sān rén chéng hǔ
- 不可告人 bù kě gào rén
- 不恤人言 bù xù rén yán
- 不甘人后 bù gān rén hòu
- 不甘后人 bù gān hòu rén
- 不近人情 bù jìn rén qíng
- 乘人不备 chéng rén bù bèi
- 事在人为 shì zài rén wéi
- 人丁兴旺 rén dīng xīng wàng
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