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牆倒眾人推

简墙倒众人推 · 繁牆倒眾人推

Mandarin · pinyin qiáng dǎo zhòng rén tuī

lit. when a wall is about to collapse, everybody gives it a shove (idiom)
fig. everybody hits a man who is down

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牆: Look up this written character
倒: dào · fall over; lie down; take turns
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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
推: tuī · push, expel; push forward
墙: qiáng · wall
众: zhòng · multitude, crowd; masses, public

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2–3–4–2–1 · qiang2 dao3 zhong4 ren2 tui1

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proverb

Everyone will seize the opportunity to attack a person once they lose power or influence

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