| 人走茶凉 |
rén zǒu chá liáng |
lit. when people leave, the tea cools (idiom) / fig. when sb is no longer in a position of power, others cease to care about him |
| 人 |
rén |
person; people / CL:个,位 |
| 走 |
zǒu |
to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / from / through / away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走) / to change (shape, form, meaning) |
| 茶 |
chá |
tea / tea plant / CL:杯,壶 |
| 凉 |
Liáng |
the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西凉 (400-421) |
| 凉 |
liáng |
cool / cold |
| 凉 |
liàng |
to let sth cool down |