鹿死不择音 (鹿死不擇音) lù sǐ bù zhái yīn

lù sǐ bù zhái yīn set phrase an injured deer has to time to choose retreat
Domain: Proverb 谚语
Notes: A hard pressed man will not take time to wisely choose who he follows (Guoyu '鹿死不擇音'; Mathews 1931 '鹿死不擇音', p. 33)