Word information
Simplified朝三暮四
Traditional朝三暮四
Pinyinzhāosān-mùsì
Part of speechGeneral
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
朝三暮四
zhāosān-mùsì · 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
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