朝三暮四[zhāo sān mù sì]：morning/three/evening/four，to offer three in the morning and four in the evening 宋国 Sòngguó：Song state:a state in the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.) in Chinese history 板栗 bǎn lì：chestnut (n.) 宁愿 nìng yuàn：would;rather;better 口粮 kǒu liáng：ration 限制 xiàn zhì：limite;confine 食量 shí liàng：capacity for eating; appetite 顺从 shùn cóng：be obedient to; yield to 哄骗 hǒng piàn: cheat;humbug;deceive The idiom originally means to fool others by playing tricks. It later extends to mean changing one's mind frequently or not being responsible.