懸羊頭賣狗肉

Chinese

		hang; suspend	goat's head	sell	dog meat
trad. (懸羊頭賣狗肉)		懸	羊頭	賣	狗肉
simp. (悬羊头卖狗肉)		悬	羊头	卖	狗肉
Literally: “to hang up a goat's head but sell dog meat”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xuán yángtóu mài gǒuròu

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄇㄞˋ ㄍㄡˇ ㄖㄡˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xuán yángtóu mài gǒuròu
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄇㄞˋ ㄍㄡˇ ㄖㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syuán yángtóu mài gǒuròu
    • Wade–Giles: hsüan² yang²-tʻou² mai⁴ kou³-jou⁴
    • Yale: sywán yáng-tóu mài gǒu-ròu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuan yangtour may goourow
    • Palladius: сюань янтоу май гоужоу (sjuanʹ jantou maj goužou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ maɪ̯⁵¹ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/

Idiom

懸羊頭賣狗肉

1. Synonym of 掛羊頭賣狗肉／挂羊头卖狗肉 (guà yángtóu mài gǒuròu, “to cry wine and sell vinegar; to use a good cause as a cover for doing something bad”)

Synonyms

• 掛羊頭賣狗肉／挂羊头卖狗肉 (guà yángtóu mài gǒuròu)
• 羊頭狗肉／羊头狗肉 (yángtóugǒuròu)
• 掛羊頭煮狗肉／挂羊头煮狗肉