人亡政息

rénwángzhèngxī

a person in power dies or leaves office and his or her policies are abandoned

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 人 rén person; people

classifiers: 個, 位
=2 亡 wáng
  1. to die
  2. to lose
  3. to be gone
  4. to flee
  5. deceased
=2 亡 wáng old variant of 亡 wáng
=2 亡 wú
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 毋 (wú, “don't”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 無 /无 (“not have”)
  3. alternative form of 毋 (wú, “don't”)
  4. alternative form of 無 /无 (“not have”)
3 政 zhèng
  1. political
  2. politics
  3. government
4 息 xī
  1. breath
  2. news
  3. interest (on an investment or loan)
  4. to cease
  5. to stop
  6. to rest
  7. Taiwan pr. xí