change one's mind frequently

change one's mind frequently

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is zh ā OS ā nm ù s ì, originally refers to playing tricks to deceive people. Later, it is used as a metaphor to show that people often change their mind. It comes from Zhuangzi's Qi Wu Lun.

Citation explanation

It's a metaphor for deceiving people with deception. Later, it was used as a metaphor to describe the change and uncertainty of Zhuangzi's theory of Qi Wu: "in the ode of jiegong, it said: 'three in the morning and four in the evening. 'all the snipers are angry. He said: 'but it's four in the morning and three in the evening. 'all the snipers are happy. It's also because it's true that the name is not lost, but happiness and anger are used. " Liu Xie of the Southern Dynasty (Liang Dynasty): the so-called "three in the morning and four in the evening" and "happy and angry". Huang Fu's biography in the old book of the Tang Dynasty (volume 135) says: "you can only be cunning in your nature and dishonest in your words. You can only confuse Sheng Cong in the world, which shows the extreme of treachery." Yuan Yang Na's "journey to the West. The ninth out": "I'm also unworthy. I'll make a deal with this kind of person." "Hillside sheep in winter" written by Qiao Mengfu in Yuan Dynasty: from morning to night, yesterday is not today, and crazy children don't understand the ups and downs. Tsai Dongfan's the romance of the Republic of China: it seems that this major issue, only one night later, has changed its pattern, and it is unpredictable. Lu Xun's essays under the lamp: setting rules: how to serve, how to accept food, how to kowtow and how to praise saints. And it's not a rule that's always changing.

The origin of Idioms

In Zhuangzi's Qi Wu Lun, it is said in the ode of Qigong: "three in the morning and four in the evening." All snipers are angry. He said, "but in the fourth day, and in the third day." All snipers are happy. It's also because it's true that the name is not lost, but happiness and anger are used. "

Idiom usage

How to serve, how to receive food, how to kowtow and how to praise the saints. And this rule is not like it is now. Lu Xun's "grave: Essays under the lamp"