掛羊頭煮狗肉
guà​yáng​tóu​zhǔ​gǒu​ròu

to cheat

  • created sense approved 挂羊头煮狗肉/掛羊頭煮狗肉 · guà​yáng​tóu​zhǔ​gǒu​ròu · to cheat — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挂羊头煮狗肉 / 掛羊頭煮狗肉

    guà​yáng​tóu​zhǔ​gǒu​ròu

    to cheat

    to display a sheep's head while boiling dog meat; to use a false facade to deceive people or sell inferior goods

    挂 (literal) → 挂/掛 · guà · to hang 羊头 (literal) → 羊头/羊頭 · yáng​tóu · advertising facade 煮 (literal) → 煮 · zhǔ · to boil 狗肉 (literal) → 狗肉 · gǒu​ròu · dog meat

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense