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Open the tool →波谲云诡 (bō jué yún guǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Ever-changing and unpredictable”.
波谲云诡 is pronounced bō jué yún guǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 波谲云诡 means “Deceitful waves and strange clouds”. It is used to mean “Ever-changing and unpredictable”.
谲:诡:怪异,变化。好象云彩和水波那样,形态不可捉摸。原形容房屋构造就象云彩、波浪一样千姿百态。后多形容事物变幻莫测。