fickle in one's affections(xǐ xīn yàn gù)

fickle in one's affections

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x ǐ x ī NY à ng ù, which means like the new and dislike the old. It refers to love is not specific; with the "new tired of the old". It's from Lin Quan Gao Zhi, landscape training.

The origin of Idioms

Guo Xichun of the Song Dynasty wrote in Lin Quan Gao Zhi Shan Shui Xun: "specialized learning has been a disease since ancient times. It means that people who are not willing to listen to it should not be offended. People's ears and eyes are fond of the new and disgusted with the old, and the world is sympathetic to it. Therefore, it's the same for people who think that they are not in the same family."

Analysis of Idioms

Like the new and hate the old

Antonym: consistent

Idiom usage

As predicate, object, attribute; refers to the feelings are not specific.

Examples

Since Zhang Zicheng begged Mrs. Ru, he has been happy and tired of new things. (Qingqing · Peng Yangou)

Chinese PinYin : xǐ xīn yàn gù