朝三暮四
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朝三暮四
- zhāosānmùsì Mandarin, Pinyin
- ㄓㄠ ㄙㄢ ㄇㄨˋ ㄙˋ Mandarin, Bopomofo
- ziu¹ saam¹ mou⁶ sei³ Cantonese, Jyutping
- zhāosānmùsì Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
- ㄓㄠ ㄙㄢ ㄇㄨˋ ㄙˋ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
- jhaosanmùsìh Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
- chao¹-san¹-mu⁴-ssŭ⁴ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
- jāu-sān-mù-sz̀ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
- jausanmuhsyh Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
- чжаосаньмусы Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
- /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
- ziu¹ saam¹ mou⁶ sei³ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
- jīu sāam mouh sei Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
- dziu¹ saam¹ mou⁶ sei³ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
- jiu¹ sam¹ mou⁶ séi³ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
- /t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ mou̯²² sei̯³³/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
- trjew sam muH sijH Middle Chinese
Where it comes from
源自一则出现于《庄子》和《列子》中的故事：
phrase 朝四暮三 · 暮四朝三
- 用诡计欺骗 直以性惟狡詐，言不誠實，朝三暮四，天下共知，惟能上惑聖聰，足見奸邪之極。
- 总是改变心意；不专心投入一件事 也是我為人不肖，和這等朝三暮四的便成交。
In English
- blow hot and cold inconsistent behavior
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