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Home / Idiom / 夜长梦多

a long delay means many hitches · a long night is fraught with dreams · there is many a slip between the cup and the lip

夜长梦多
yè cháng mèng duō
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)朝令夕改zhāo lìng xī gǎiserve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides朝秦暮楚zhāo Qín mù Chǔin an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change瞬息万变shùn xī wàn biànto change irregularly · to fluctuate变幻biàn huàn
Antonyms
(idiom) immutable; impervious to change; set in stone一成不变yī chéng bù biànnot shaken by thunder (idiom); the arrangements are unalterable · to adhere rigidly to regulations · will go ahead whatever happens (of an arrangement or plan)雷打不动léi dǎ bù dòng