lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening; to correct an error very quickly (idiom)
trad. 朝聞夕改
Also written 朝聞夕改【zhāo wén xī gǎi】
Characters in this word
4朝
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abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea
- Pinyin
- Cháo
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 2332 of 2500
闻
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surname Wen
- Pinyin
- Wén
- Traditional
- 聞
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 4042 of 2500
夕
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(bound form) sunset; dusk, (bound form) evening; night, Taiwan pr. [xi4]
- Pinyin
- xī
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 42359 of 2500
改
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to change, to alter, to transform, to correct
- Pinyin
- gǎi
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 3162 of 2500