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朝令暮改

ちょうれいぼかい

inconsistent policy (changing constantly)

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Examples

  1. 朝令暮改では信頼されない。

    ちょうれいぼかいではしんらいされない。

    Constant policy flip-flops earn no trust.

  2. 上司の指示は朝令暮改で困る。

    じょうしのしじはちょうれいぼかいでこまる。

    My boss's instructions change by the hour, which is a headache.

  3. 朝令暮改の方針に、現場はすっかり振り回されている。

    ちょうれいぼかいのほうしんに、げんばはすっかりふりまわされている。

    The constantly changing policy has the front line running in circles.

Common patterns

朝令暮改の方針
a constantly shifting policy
朝令暮改だ
the rules keep changing
朝令暮改を繰り返す
to keep reversing decisions

Memory tip

An order given in the morning (朝令) is rewritten by evening (暮改). It is a criticism of the person in charge, so it is aimed upward — at management or government — not at an ordinary colleague.

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