zhāo wén xī gǎidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening / to correct an error very quickly (idiom)
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Original source entry:

朝聞夕改 朝闻夕改 [zhao1 wen2 xi1 gai3] /lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening/to correct an error very quickly (idiom)/

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