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cháo sān mù sì Listen

Play fast and loose

古代寓言:有个养猴子的人,拿橡子喂猴子。他对猴子说:“早上给你吃三个,晚上给你吃四个。”猴子听后都发怒了。他又说:“早上给四个,晚上给三个。”猴子都高兴了。原指欺骗愚笨人的手法。后用“朝三暮四”比喻说话、做事,反反复复多变化。

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朝三暮四的人最大的优点在于他会变,最大的缺点也在于他会变。 Listen
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cháo sān mù sì de rén zuì dà de yōu diǎn zài yú tā huì biàn , zuì dà de quē diǎn yě zài yú tā huì biàn .
A person who plays fast and loose's biggest strength is that he can change, but it is also his biggest disadvantage.
做人应该有原则,不能朝三暮四,反复无常。 Listen
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zuò rén yīng gāi yǒu yuán zé , bù néng cháo sān mù sì , fǎn fù wú cháng .
You need to have principles. You can't play fast and loose with other people.
感情是不可以朝三暮四的,否则,感情的质量不可能高。 Listen
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gǎn qíng shì bù kě yǐ cháo sān mù sì de , fǒu zé , gǎn qíng de zhì liáng bù kě néng gāo .
You shouldn't play fast and loose when you are in a relationship, otherwise you wouldn't be able to experience true love.
干一份工作不应该朝三暮四,过于频繁跳槽。 Listen
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gān yī fèn gōng zuò bù yīng gāi cháo sān mù sì , guò yú pín fán tiào cáo .
When you are doing a job, you should have a central focus instead of jumping from one task to too often.

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