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卖膏药
mài​gāo​yao

to sell snake oil

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 卖 賣 mài verb
    to sell
    To exchange goods for money; to be for sale; opposite of 买 mǎi
  2. 膏药 膏藥 gāo​yao
    medicated plaster
    herbal or medicated patch used in Chinese medicine, applied to wounds or painful areas of the body