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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
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to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct |
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| Literally: “to change orders issued in the morning at the night (on the same day)”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
朝令夕改
- (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.
- The policies change frequently and erratically, which make people not know what course to take.