朝令暮改

• 読み: ちょうれいぼかい
• ローマ字: choreibokai
• 漢字の分解: 朝 (cho/asa) — morning; 令 (rei) — order, command; 暮 (bo/ku) — evening, dusk; 改 (kai/arata) — change, revise
• 発音: /tɕoː.ɾeː.bo.kai/

意味

Frequent policy changes; inconsistency; flip-flopping. The practice of issuing orders in the morning and revising them by evening — a criticism of erratic leadership.

A yojijukugo (four-character idiom) used to criticise organisations or leaders whose directives change so rapidly that subordinates cannot keep up. Originates from Han Shu (漢書), an ancient Chinese historical text. Always carries a negative connotation and implies a lack of reliable vision.

例文

1. 朝令暮改が続く経営方針に社員は振り回されている。
2. 朝令暮改では組織の信頼が失われる。
3. 政府の朝令暮改に企業側が対応しきれなかった。

使い方ガイド

場面: politics, corporate management, criticism

トーン: critical

起源と歴史

Classical Chinese origin, appearing in 漢書 (Han Shu). 朝 (morning) + 令 (order) + 暮 (evening) + 改 (change). Orders issued at dawn are altered by dusk.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Intellectual