朝闻夕改 zhāo wén xī gǎi

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening
  2. to correct an error very quickly (idiom)

CHARACTERS

朝 zhāo dynasty; morning
闻 wén hear; smell; make known; news
夕 xī evening, night, dusk; slanted
改 gǎi change, alter; improve, remodel