朝令夕改

Traditional form:

朝令夕改

Pinyin (reading):

zhāolìngxīgǎi

Definitions:

• to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)

Characters:

• 朝 - to face; direct, facing; dynasty; morning
• 令 - command, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to cause
• 夕 - evening, night, dusk; slanted
• 改 - to alter, to change, to improve, to remodel

Traditional characters:

• 朝 - to face; direct, facing; dynasty; morning
• 令 - command, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to cause
• 夕 - evening, night, dusk; slanted
• 改 - to alter, to change, to improve, to remodel