懸羊頭賣狗肉
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Chinese[edit]
hang; suspend | goat's head | sell | dog meat | ||
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trad. (懸羊頭賣狗肉) | 懸 | 羊頭 | 賣 | 狗肉 | |
simp. (悬羊头卖狗肉) | 悬 | 羊头 | 卖 | 狗肉 | |
Literally: “to hang up a goat's head but sell dog meat”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
懸羊頭賣狗肉
- Synonym of 掛羊頭賣狗肉/挂羊头卖狗肉 (guà yángtóu mài gǒuròu, “to cry wine and sell vinegar; to use a good cause as a cover for doing something bad”)