朝闻夕改 (朝聞夕改)
zhāo wén xī gǎi
Pinyin
Definition
朝闻夕改 (朝聞夕改)
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- lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening
- to correct an error very quickly (idiom)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一夕数惊
- 1 one scare after another (idiom)
- 2 in a constant state of tension
一改故辙
- 1 complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
- 2 a volte-face
- 3 to change old practices
一朝一夕
- 1 lit. one morning and one evening (idiom)
- 2 fig. in a short period of time
- 3 overnight
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
- 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
- 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
人生如朝露
- 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence