rén zǒu chá liángdictionary entry
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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
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人走茶涼 人走茶凉 [ren2 zou3 cha2 liang2] /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/

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