zhāo
Qín
Chǔ

idiom
common

Meaning of 朝秦暮楚

朝秦暮楚 means to serve Qin in the morning and Chu in the evening; to be fickle and opportunistic; to switch allegiance repeatedly. Pronounced zhāo Qín mù Chǔ.

  • to serve Qin in the morning and Chu in the evening; to be fickle and opportunistic; to switch allegiance repeatedly

Definitions & Examples

shì
zhāo
Qín
Chǔ
de
rén
 
xìn
rèn
 

He is a fickle person who cannot be trusted.

Zài
zhèng
zhì
shàng
zhāo
Qín
Chǔ
 
zuì
zhōng
huì
bèi
suǒ
yǒu
rén
pāo
 

Those who constantly shift their political allegiance will eventually be abandoned by everyone.

Zuò
shēng
jiǎng
jiu
chéng
xìn
 
néng
zhāo
Qín
Chǔ
 

Doing business requires integrity; one cannot be opportunistic and fickle.