人走茶凉 in English ren2 zou3 cha2 liang2 Meaning

Meanings

• literally (word for word) when people leave, the tea cools (idiomatic expression)
• metaphorically when somebody is no longer in a position of power, others cease to care about him

Pinyin

ren2 zou3 cha2 liang2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

人ren2man 走zou3to walk 茶cha2tea 凉liang2the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)