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朝ziu1秦ceon4暮mou6楚co2

ziu1 ceon4 mou6 co2zhāo Qín mù Chǔ

English

  1. serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides
  2. (of people and, sometimes, things) changeable; fickle; capricious

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容人嘅立場、行為反覆無常

Examples

  • 佢對感情好朝秦暮楚,今日鍾意呢個,聽日又鍾意嗰個。

    He's very fickle when it comes to love, today he likes this one, tomorrow he likes that one.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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