掛羊頭賣狗肉

See also: 挂羊头卖狗肉

Chinese

		to hang; to put up; to suspend	goat's head	sell	dog meat
trad. (掛羊頭賣狗肉)		掛	羊頭	賣	狗肉
simp. (挂羊头卖狗肉)		挂	羊头	卖	狗肉
alternative forms		羊頭狗肉／羊头狗肉
Literally: “Sell dog meat while hanging a goat's head outside the shop as advertisement”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guà yángtóu mài gǒuròu

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄇㄞˋ ㄍㄡˇ ㄖㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaa³ joeng⁴ tau⁴ maai⁶ gau² juk⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guà yángtóu mài gǒuròu
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄇㄞˋ ㄍㄡˇ ㄖㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guà yángtóu mài gǒuròu
    • Wade–Giles: kua⁴ yang²-tʻou² mai⁴ kou³-jou⁴
    • Yale: gwà yáng-tóu mài gǒu-ròu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guah yangtour may goourow
    • Palladius: гуа янтоу май гоужоу (gua jantou maj goužou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ä⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ maɪ̯⁵¹ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwaa³ joeng⁴ tau⁴ maai⁶ gau² juk⁶
    • Yale: gwa yèuhng tàuh maaih gáu yuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwaa³ joeng⁴ tau⁴ maai⁶ gau² juk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gua³ yêng⁴ teo⁴ mai⁶ geo² yug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷaː³³ jœːŋ²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ maːi̯²² kɐu̯³⁵ jʊk̚²/

Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 掛羊頭賣狗肉

1. to cry wine and sell vinegar; to bait and switch

Descendants

• → Vietnamese: treo đầu dê bán thịt chó (calque)
• → Japanese: 羊頭を掲げて狗肉を売る (calque)