反复无常 — “To be inconsistent and unpredictable”
反复无常 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be inconsistent and unpredictable”. Fickle; capricious; to chop and change. Literally, “repeatedly inconstant; changeable without constancy”.
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反复无常 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 反fǎn
- 复fù
- 无wú
- 常cháng
反复无常 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 反复无常
他的情绪反复无常，让人很难捉摸
His moods are constantly changing, making him difficult to understand.
Idioms Related to 反复无常
Antonyms of 反复无常
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- fǎn反cè侧zì自ān安restless person naturally feels at ease
- fǎn反cè侧huò获ān安restless heart finds peace
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- fǎn反láo劳wéi为yì逸turn toil into ease
- fǎn反fǎn反fù复fù复again and again
- fǎn反fǎn反fù覆fù覆repeatedly; over and over again
- fǎn反yín吟fù复yín吟difficult or incompatible marriage
- fǎn反tīng听nèi内shì视reflect on self and heed others
- fǎn反tīng听shōu收shì视ignore distractions and focus inward
- fǎn反yǎo咬yī一kǒu口turn around and make a false countercharge
- fǎn反bǔ哺zhī之qíng情children repaying parents' kindness
- fǎn反bǔ哺zhī之sī私filial reciprocation
Questions about 反复无常
- What does 反复无常 mean?
- 反复无常 (fǎn fù wú cháng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be inconsistent and unpredictable”.
- How do you pronounce 反复无常?
- 反复无常 is pronounced fǎn fù wú cháng in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 反复无常 literally mean?
- Literally, 反复无常 means “repeatedly inconstant; changeable without constancy”. It is used to mean “to be inconsistent and unpredictable”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 反复无常?
- 无常：变化不定。形容常常变化，一会儿是这样，一会儿又是那样，变动不定。