反复无常 (fǎn fù mó) — unpredictable, capricious, fickle (of a person's mood or behavior); changeable, erratic (of weather, conditions, etc.)
Definition
A four-character idiom for someone or something that keeps changing back and forth with no pattern — mood, personality, weather, or markets. Stricter than 多变, more judgmental of character than simply 变化大.
idiom
unpredictablecapriciousfickle (of a person's mood or behavior)changeableerratic (of weather, conditions, etc.)
Examples
- 反复无常，。Tā de xìng gé fǎn fù mó, ràng rén hěn nán xìn rèn.His personality is fickle, making it hard for people to trust him.
- 反复无常，。Zuì jìn tiān qì fǎn fù mó, chū mén zuì hǎo dài bǎ sǎn.The weather has been changeable lately; better bring an umbrella when going out.
- 反复无常，。Gǔ shì fǎn fù mó, tóu zī zhě xū yào bǎo chí lěng jìng.The stock market is erratic, so investors need to stay calm.
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