朝三暮四

zhāo sān mù sì

Three in the Morning, Four at Night

A keeper changes the order of the monkeys' chestnuts and discovers how easily presentation can hide an unchanged result.

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A different order, the same total

朝三暮四 originally described being fooled by a change in presentation when the substance stays the same. In modern Chinese, it can also describe someone who frequently changes their mind.

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