朝令夕改

Chinese

		morning; to face; towards morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; Korea, esp. N. Korea (abbrev.)	make or cause to be; order; command make or cause to be; order; command; decree; honourable	dusk; evening	to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
trad. (朝令夕改)		朝	令	夕	改
simp. ^#(朝令夕改)		朝	令	夕	改
Literally: “to change orders issued in the morning at the night (on the same day)”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhāolìngxīgǎi, zhāolìngxìgǎi

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄠㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄍㄞˇ, ㄓㄠㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧˋ ㄍㄞˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ziu¹ ling⁶ zik⁶ goi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhāolìngxīgǎi
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄠㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄍㄞˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhaolìngsigǎi
  - Wade–Giles: chao¹-ling⁴-hsi¹-kai³
  - Yale: jāu-lìng-syī-gǎi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaulinqshigae
  - Palladius: чжаолинсигай (čžaolinsigaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ liŋ⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhāolìngxìgǎi
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄠㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧˋ ㄍㄞˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhaolìngsìgǎi
  - Wade–Giles: chao¹-ling⁴-hsi⁴-kai³
  - Yale: jāu-lìng-syì-gǎi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaulinqshihgae
  - Palladius: чжаолинсигай (čžaolinsigaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ liŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi⁵¹ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ziu¹ ling⁶ zik⁶ goi²
  - Yale: jīu lihng jihk gói
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dziu¹ ling⁶ dzik⁹ goi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: jiu¹ ling⁶ jig⁶ goi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ lɪŋ²² t͡sɪk̚² kɔːi̯³⁵/

Idiom

朝令夕改

(of policies or orders) to change frequently and erratically

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