朝三暮四 (ziu1 saam1 mou6 sei3) — to hoodwink the gullible in Cantonese

ziuˉ¹saamˉ¹mouˍ₆sei˗₃
Mandarin Pinyin: chao2 san1 mu4 si4

Meaning of 朝三暮四

nounto hoodwink the gullible
nounto change sth. that had already been settled; to be fickle; to blow hot and cold; to play fast and loose
noun(saying)
noun(idiom) Fickle or fickleness

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