cháng

idiom
common

Meaning of 喜怒无常

喜怒无常 means subject to sudden changes of mood; capricious; temperamental. Pronounced xǐ nù wú cháng.

  • subject to sudden changes of mood; capricious; temperamental

Definitions & Examples

zhè
rén
cháng
 
hěn
nán
xiāng
chǔ
 

He is so moody and unpredictable that he is difficult to get along with.

Lǎo
bǎn
cháng
 
yuán
gōng
dōu
hěn
jǐn
zhāng
 

The boss is temperamental, so the employees are all on edge.

zuì
jìn
 
biàn
de
cháng
 

She has been under a lot of pressure lately and has become moody.

Zhè
wèi
jiāng
jūn
cháng
 
xià
dōu
xiǎo
xīn
 

This general was capricious, so his subordinates were all very cautious.