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    3. 朝令暮改

    朝令暮改

    朝ちょう令れい暮ぼ改かい

    an unsettled course of action

    KMT10News #40+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab38 strokes

    ちょうれいぼかい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    an unsettled course of action, (orders or laws) being revised often with no guiding principles
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    彼かれらの政せい策さくは常つねに変かわっていて、朝ちょう令れい暮ぼ改かいのようだ。

    Their policies are constantly changing, it's like an unsettled course of action.

    KMT7Politics & LawDaily Life
    野や党とうは与よ党とうの朝ちょう令れい暮ぼ改かいな政せい策さくを批ひ判はんした。

    The opposition party criticized the ruling party for its constantly changing policies.

    KMT9Politics & LawEmotions & Psychology
    明めい確かくな理り由ゆうなく頻ひん繁ぱんに決けっ定ていを変かえるリーダーは、朝ちょう令れい暮ぼ改かいだと非ひ難なんされがちだ。

    A leader who frequently changes decisions without clear reasons is often accused of an unsettled course of action.

    KMT9Politics & LawWork & Career
    政せい府ふの朝ちょう令れい暮ぼ改かいなやり方かたは、国こく民みんの間あいだで混こん乱らんを引ひき起おこしている。

    The government's unsettled approach is causing confusion among the public.

    KMT10Politics & LawEmotions & Psychology
    規き制せにおけるこのような朝ちょう令れい暮ぼ改かいは、企き業ぎょうが長ちょう期き的てきな計けい画かくを立たてるのを困こん難なんにしている。

    Such frequent revisions in regulations make it difficult for businesses to plan long-term.

    KMT10Politics & LawBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    朝
    あさ…(6)
    morning・dynasty・regime・epoch・period…(1)
    令
    orders・laws・command・decree・good
    暮
    く.れる・く.らす…(4)
    evening・twilight・season's end・livelihood・make a living…(1)
    改
    あらた.める・あらた.まる…(1)
    reformation・change・modify・mend・renew…(3)
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