河有九曲八弯，人有三回六转河有九曲八彎，人有三回六轉河有九曲八彎，人有三回六轉

a river has nine bends and eight turns; a person has three reversals and six changes

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: People change their minds and their thinking often, so don't expect them to stay consistent.

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Simplified: 河有九曲八弯，人有三回六转
Traditional (Taiwan): 河有九曲八彎，人有三回六轉
Pinyin: hé yǒu jiǔqǔ bā wān, rén yǒu sān huí liù zhuǎn
Bopomofo: ㄏㄜˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄩˇ ㄅㄚㄨㄢ，ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄢㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄨㄢˇ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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