朝三暮四 in Chinese

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ mou̯²² sei̯³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹/, /t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ mou̯²² sei̯³³/ Chinese transliterations: zhāosānmùsì [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄓㄠㄙㄢㄇㄨˋ ㄙˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ziu¹ saam¹ mou⁶ sei³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], zhāosānmùsì [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jhaosanmùsìh [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chao¹-san¹-mu⁴-ssŭ⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jāu-sān-mù-sz̀ [Mandarin, Yale], jausanmuhsyh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чжаосаньмусы [Mandarin, Palladius], čžaosanʹmusy [Mandarin, Palladius], jīu sāam mouh sei [Cantonese, Yale], dziu¹ saam¹ mou⁶ sei³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], jiu¹ sam¹ mou⁶ séi³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], trjew sam muH sijH [Middle-Chinese] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From a parable seen in both Zhuangzi (see quote below) and Liezi. : 狙公賦芧，曰：「朝三而暮四。」衆狙皆怒。曰：「然則朝四而暮三。」衆狙皆悅。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]狙公赋芧，曰：「朝三而暮四。」众狙皆怒。曰：「然则朝四而暮三。」众狙皆悦。 [Classical Chinese, simp.] From: Zhuangzi, circa 3ʳᵈ – 2ⁿᵈ centuries BCE Jū gōng fù xù, yuē: “Zhāo sān ér mù sì.” Zhòng jū jiē nù. Yuē: “Rán zé zhāo sì ér mù sān.” Zhòng jū jiē yuè. [Pinyin] There was a man who kept monkeys as pets. While feeding chestnuts to the monkeys, he said, "[I will feed you] three [chestnuts] in the morning, and four in the evening." The monkeys all went angry. The man later said, "How about four in the morning, and three in the evening?" The monkeys all became happy. Etymology templates: {{zh-x|狙公賦芧{xù}，曰：「朝{zhāo} 三而暮四。」衆狙皆怒。曰：「然則朝{zhāo} 四而暮三。」衆狙皆悅。|There was a man who kept monkeys as pets. While feeding chestnuts to the monkeys, he said, "􂀿I will feed you􂁀 three 􂀿chestnuts􂁀 in the morning, and four in the evening." The monkeys all went angry. The man later said, "How about four in the morning, and three in the evening?" The monkeys all became happy.|collapsed=y|ref=Zhuangzi}} 狙公賦芧，曰：「朝三而暮四。」衆狙皆怒。曰：「然則朝四而暮三。」衆狙皆悅。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]狙公赋芧，曰：「朝三而暮四。」众狙皆怒。曰：「然则朝四而暮三。」众狙皆悦。 [Classical Chinese, simp.] From: Zhuangzi, circa 3ʳᵈ – 2ⁿᵈ centuries BCE Jū gōng fù xù, yuē: “Zhāo sān ér mù sì.” Zhòng jū jiē nù. Yuē: “Rán zé zhāo sì ér mù sān.” Zhòng jū jiē yuè. [Pinyin] There was a man who kept monkeys as pets. While feeding chestnuts to the monkeys, he said, "[I will feed you] three [chestnuts] in the morning, and four in the evening." The monkeys all went angry. The man later said, "How about four in the morning, and three in the evening?" The monkeys all became happy. Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 朝三暮四

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  "etymology_text": "From a parable seen in both Zhuangzi (see quote below) and Liezi.\n:\n狙公賦芧，曰：「朝三而暮四。」衆狙皆怒。曰：「然則朝四而暮三。」衆狙皆悅。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]狙公赋芧，曰：「朝三而暮四。」众狙皆怒。曰：「然则朝四而暮三。」众狙皆悦。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Zhuangzi, circa 3ʳᵈ – 2ⁿᵈ centuries BCE\nJū gōng fù xù, yuē: “Zhāo sān ér mù sì.” Zhòng jū jiē nù. Yuē: “Rán zé zhāo sì ér mù sān.” Zhòng jū jiē yuè. [Pinyin]\nThere was a man who kept monkeys as pets. While feeding chestnuts to the monkeys, he said, \"[I will feed you] three [chestnuts] in the morning, and four in the evening.\" The monkeys all went angry. The man later said, \"How about four in the morning, and three in the evening?\" The monkeys all became happy.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "朝三暮四",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "zhāoqínmùchǔ",
      "word": "朝秦暮楚"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to deceive using tricks; to take in someone"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "deceive",
          "deceive"
        ],
        [
          "trick",
          "trick"
        ],
        [
          "take in",
          "take in"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "original meaning",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(original meaning, obsolete) to deceive using tricks; to take in someone"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese derogatory terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to change one's mind frequently; to blow hot and cold; to be fickle or capricious"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "change one's mind",
          "change one's mind"
        ],
        [
          "frequently",
          "frequently"
        ],
        [
          "blow hot and cold",
          "blow hot and cold"
        ],
        [
          "fickle",
          "fickle"
        ],
        [
          "capricious",
          "capricious"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "now more commonly",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(now more commonly, derogatory) to change one's mind frequently; to blow hot and cold; to be fickle or capricious"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhāosānmùsì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄠ ㄙㄢ ㄇㄨˋ ㄙˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ziu¹ saam¹ mou⁶ sei³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhāosānmùsì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhaosanmùsìh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chao¹-san¹-mu⁴-ssŭ⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jāu-sān-mù-sz̀"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jausanmuhsyh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжаосаньмусы"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžaosanʹmusy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jīu sāam mouh sei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dziu¹ saam¹ mou⁶ sei³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiu¹ sam¹ mou⁶ séi³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ mou̯²² sei̯³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "trjew sam muH sijH"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ mou̯²² sei̯³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "朝三暮四"
}

"朝三暮四" meaning in Chinese

Phrase

Alternative forms