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Home / Idiom / 朝三暮四

lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon · indecisive · to blow hot and cold

朝三暮四
zhāo sān mù sì
zh+āo·1st tones+ān·1st tonem+ù·4th tones+ì·4th tone
IdiomHSK 7-9
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides朝秦暮楚zhāo Qín mù Chǔunstable · erratic · changeable · fickle反复无常fǎn fù wú chángfickle · (math.) multivariate多变duō biànlit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old喜新厌旧xǐ xīn yàn jiùin two minds about sth (idiom) · half-hearted · shilly-shallying三心二意sān xīn èr yìto produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom); fig. to shift one's ground · tricky and inconstant · to make love翻云覆雨fān yún fù yǔ
Antonyms
hidebound by convention (idiom)墨守成规mò shǒu chéng guī(idiom) immutable; impervious to change; set in stone一成不变yī chéng bù biàn
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