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): ㄓㄠ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧ ㄍㄞˇ, ㄓㄠ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧˋ ㄍㄞˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ziu¹ ling⁶ zik⁶ goi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhāolìngxīgǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄠ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧ ㄍㄞˇ
    • 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: ㄓㄠ ㄌㄧㄥˋ 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

1. (of policies or orders) to change frequently and erratically

   政策朝令夕改，令人無所適從。 [MSC, trad.]
   政策朝令夕改，令人无所适从。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhèngcè zhāolìngxīgǎi, lìng rén wúsuǒshìcóng. [Pinyin]

   The policies change frequently and erratically, which make people not know what course to take.