变色龙 (biàn sè lóng) — (zoology) chameleon; (figurative) a fickle, opportunistic person; a political turncoat

Definition

Examples

• 动物园里有一只变色龙，它的颜色变得很快。
  Dòng wù yuán lǐ yǒu yì zhī biàn sè lóng, tā de yán sè biàn de hěn kuài.
  There is a chameleon in the zoo; its color changes very quickly.
• 那位政客是个变色龙，今天支持这个政策，明天又反对。
  Nà wèi zhèng kè shì gè biàn sè lóng, jīn tiān zhī chí zhè ge zhèng cè, míng tiān yòu fǎn duì.
  That politician is a chameleon — today he supports this policy, tomorrow he opposes it.
• 在商场上，他像一只变色龙，总是根据利益改变立场。
  Zài shāng chǎng shàng, tā xiàng yì zhī biàn sè lóng, zǒng shì gēn jù lì yì gǎi biàn lì chǎng.
  In the business world, he is like a chameleon, always changing his position based on profit.