a type of plaster used in traditional medicine for treating physical injuries or rheumatism; it is applied directly to the skin to relieve pain

to stick on a medicated plaster

to palm things off on others using flowery language; to use deceptive talk or tricks to cheat people

to use flowery words to deceive people or palm off low-quality goods, as traveling quacks once did; also written as [[卖狗皮膏药|賣狗皮膏藥|mai4 gou3 pi2 gao1 yao5]]

(colloquial, derogatory) the national flag of Japan