朝三暮四

Chinese

		morning; to face; towards morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; (abbr.) Korea, esp. N. Korea	three	evening; dusk; sunset evening; dusk; sunset; (of time) late; closing	four
simp. and trad. (朝三暮四)		朝	三	暮	四
Literally: “to say three in the morning but four in the evening”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhāosānmùsì

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄠㄙㄢㄇㄨˋ ㄙˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ziu¹ saam¹ mou⁶ sei³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhāosānmùsì
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄠㄙㄢㄇㄨˋ ㄙˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jausanmuhsyh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ziu¹ saam¹ mou⁶ sei³
  - Yale: jīu sāam mouh sei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dziu¹ saam¹ mou⁶ sei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: jiu¹ sam¹ mou⁶ séi³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ säːm⁵⁵ mou̯²² sei̯³³/

Idiom

朝三暮四

to change something that is already settled upon; to blow hot and cold

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