Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「朝三暮四」. Explanation below.
This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「朝三暮四」, with its definition and usage detailed below.
Originally it meant to use tricks to deceive people. Later it was used to describe someone who often changes his mind and is fickle.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
cháo sān mù sì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jiu1 saam1 mou6 sei3
There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.
