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翻复无常 — “To be erratic and unpredictable”

翻复无常 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be erratic and unpredictable”. To be fickle and inconstant. Literally, “to flip and return without constancy”.

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翻复无常 Pronunciation and Pinyin

翻复无常 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
翻
fān18turn over, double, cross
复
fù9return, repeat, or complex
无
wú4without, not having
常
cháng11constant, often, ordinary

Example Sentence with 翻复无常

他的态度总是翻复无常,让人很难相信他。
His attitude is always erratic and unpredictable, making it hard for people to trust him.

Idioms Related to 翻复无常

Synonyms of 翻复无常

  • fǎn反fù复wú无cháng常inconsistent and unpredictable

Antonyms of 翻复无常

  • yī一chéng成bù不biàn变remain unchanged

More idioms starting with 翻

  • fān翻yún云fù覆yǔ雨fickle and manipulative
  • fān翻chún唇nòng弄shé舌sow discord with manipulative words
  • fān翻tiān天zuò作dì地cause a great uproar
  • fān翻tiān天fù覆dì地tremendous, fundamental, earth-shattering changes
  • fān翻tiān天cù蹙dì地overwhelming power or swift mighty force
  • fān翻shān山shè涉shuǐ水travel over mountains and waters
  • fān翻shān山yuè越lǐng岭traverse mountains and cross ridges
  • fān翻shān山yuè越shuǐ水traveling over mountains and rivers
  • fān翻shǒu手wèi为yún云fickle and unpredictable
  • fān翻shǒu手wèi为yún云fù覆shǒu手yǔ雨fickle and manipulative
  • fān翻shǒu手wèi为yún云,,fù覆shǒu手wèi为yǔ雨fickle, manipulative, and unpredictable
  • fān翻shǒu手yún云fù覆shǒu手yǔ雨fickle and changeable

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Questions about 翻复无常

What does 翻复无常 mean?

翻复无常 (fān fù wú cháng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be erratic and unpredictable”.

How do you pronounce 翻复无常?

翻复无常 is pronounced fān fù wú cháng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 翻复无常 literally mean?

Literally, 翻复无常 means “to flip and return without constancy”. It is used to mean “to be erratic and unpredictable”.

What is the Chinese definition of 翻复无常?

变化无常,说变就变。

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