朝令暮改

Reading

Kana: ちょうれいぼかい

Romaji: chōreibokai

Definition

noun

1

an unsettled course of action; (orders or laws) being revised often with no guiding principles

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

朝

Readings: チョウ、 あさ

Meanings: morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea

令

Reading: レイ

Meanings: orders, ancient laws, command, decree

暮

Readings: ボ、 く.れる、 く.らす

Meanings: evening, twilight, season's end, livelihood, make a living, spend time

改

Readings: カイ、 あらた.める、 あらた.まる

Meanings: reformation, change, modify, mend, renew, examine, inspect, search

Example Sentence

うちの上司(じょうし)ときたら、朝令暮改(ちょうれいぼかい)なんだから、仕事(しごと)がちっとも進(すす)まないよ。

➥When it comes to my supervisor, he's very inconsistent, so we never get any work done.