羊頭狗肉
yáng​tóu​gǒu​ròu

to cheat

  • created reference approved 羊头狗肉/羊頭狗肉 → 悬羊头卖狗肉/懸羊頭賣狗肉 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    羊头狗肉 / 羊頭狗肉 yáng​tóu​gǒu​ròu

    悬羊头卖狗肉 / 懸羊頭賣狗肉 xuán​yáng​tóu​mài​gǒu​ròu

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 羊头狗肉/羊頭狗肉 · yáng​tóu​gǒu​ròu · to cheat — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    羊头狗肉 / 羊頭狗肉

    yáng​tóu​gǒu​ròu

    to cheat

    Literally hanging a sheep's head while selling dog meat; describes dishonest advertising, deceptive practices, or doing wicked things under a virtuous name.

    羊头 (literal) → 羊头/羊頭 · yáng​tóu · advertising facade 狗肉 (literal) → 狗肉 · gǒu​ròu · dog meat

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

    created sense