朝秦暮楚

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Chinese

morning; to face; towards
morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; Korea, esp. N. Korea (abbrev.)
 
surname; name of a dynasty
evening; dusk; sunset
evening; dusk; sunset; (of time) late; closing
 
distinct; clear; orderly
distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; ancient place name; surname
 
trad. (朝秦暮楚)
simp. #(朝秦暮楚)
anagram 暮楚朝秦
Literally: “in the morning, Qin; in the evening, Chu”.

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Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 朝秦暮楚

  1. (figurative) to be quick to switch sides