Yǒuqián yǒu jiǔ, duō xiōngdì; jínán, hécéng jiàn yī rén？

有錢有酒多兄弟, 急難何曾見一人？

Lit [When one] has money and wine, [one has] many friends, [but when one is (in need of help)] in misfortune, have you ever seen [even] one [of them]?

Fig Fair-weather friends flock around one in good times, but nobody wants to know you when you're down and out.

Note [Note: jiǔròu-péngyou, “fair-weather friends”; see also qián jù rúxiōng above.]

Topics FAIR-WEATHER FRIENDS jiǔròu-péngyou POVERTY WEALTH