Sudden change of ear
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ù NZ ú Li è ě R, which means to describe the helpless state. From memory.
The origin of Idioms
In the volume of "memoirs" written by Wang Zhen of Song Dynasty, "the Duke of Jin has been waiting for a long time at the gate of the pavilion. Then, suddenly, he said, "it's too late."
Idiom usage
Used as an attribute or adverbial; used of a person's manner.
Sudden change of ear
the house is upside-down . -- there is no peace in the house - jiā fán zhái luàn
the army is annihilated and the country disgraced - sàng shī rǔ guó
A snipe and a clam fight for a profit - yù bàng xiāng zhēng,yú wēng dé lì