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Chinese
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morning
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surname; name of a dynasty
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evening; dusk; sunset evening; dusk; sunset; (of time) late; closing |
distinct; clear; orderly distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; ancient place name; surname |
| trad. (朝秦暮楚)
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朝
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秦
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暮
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楚
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| simp. #(朝秦暮楚)
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朝
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秦
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暮
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楚
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| alternative forms
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暮楚朝秦
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| anagram
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暮楚朝秦
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| Literally: “in the morning, Qin; in the evening, Chu”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
朝秦暮楚
- (figurative) to be quick to switch sides
「你這猴子好不曉事，也不看看外面光景！此時四處兵荒馬亂，朝秦暮楚，我勉強做了一部《舊唐書》，那裡還有閑情逸志弄這筆墨！」
「你这猴子好不晓事，也不看看外面光景！此时四处兵荒马乱，朝秦暮楚，我勉强做了一部《旧唐书》，那里还有闲情逸志弄这笔墨！」 - From: Li Ruzhen, Flowers in the Mirror, 1818 CE, translated based on Lin Tai-yi's version
- “Nǐ zhè hóuzi hǎobù xiǎoshì, yě bù kànkan wàimiàn guāngjǐng! Cǐshí sìchù bīnghuāngmǎluàn, zhāoqínmùchǔ, wǒ miǎnqiǎng zuò le yī bù “Jiùtángshū”, nǎlǐ háiyǒu xiánqíngyìzhì nòng zhè bǐmò!”
- “Gibbon, you really aren't very bright. Look around you—there is fighting and famine, and confusion in the country, and power changes hands from one day to the next. I had all I could cope with to write The History of the Tang Dynasty. Who has the time or the desire to toy with this kind of work?”
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