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朝三暮四

HSK 7-9

zhāosān-mùsì

changeable; inconsistent; (lit.) 'three in the morning, four in the afternoon'

Explanation

indecisive; to blow hot and cold

Examples

他朝三暮四,让人捉摸不透。

tā zhāosān-mùsì, ràng rén zhuōmō bùtou.

He is fickle, hard to figure out.

她朝三暮四,今天答应了的事情明天又反悔。

tā zhāosān-mùsì, jīntiān yìngdāng le de shìqing mòtiān yòu fǎnhuǐ.

She is fickle, promising things today and breaking them tomorrow.