挂羊头，卖狗肉
guà​yáng​tóu​mài​gǒu​ròu

to sell dog meat while hanging a sheep's head

  • created sense approved 挂羊头，卖狗肉/掛羊頭，賣狗肉 · guà​yáng​tóu​mài​gǒu​ròu · to sell dog meat while hanging a sheep's head — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挂羊头，卖狗肉 / 掛羊頭，賣狗肉

    guà​yáng​tóu​mài​gǒu​ròu

    to sell dog meat while hanging a sheep's head

    To display a sign for high-quality goods while selling something inferior; figuratively, to do bad things under the guise of an honorable name.

    挂 (literal) → 挂/掛 · guà · to hang 羊头 (literal) → 羊头/羊頭 · yáng​tóu · sheep's head ， (non_chinese) 卖 (literal) → 卖/賣 · mài · to sell 狗肉 (literal) → 狗肉 · gǒu​ròu · dog meat

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