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懸羊頭賣狗肉
简 悬羊头卖狗肉 · 繁 懸羊頭賣狗肉Mandarin · pinyin xuán yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu
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- 懸
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- 羊
- yáng · sheep, goat; Kangxi radical 123
- 頭
- tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
- 賣
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- 狗
- gǒu · dog, Canis familiaris
- 肉
- ròu · flesh; meat; Kangxi radical 130
- 悬
- xuán · hang, suspend, hoist; be hung
- 头
- tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
- 卖
- mài · sell; betray; show off
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Mandarin tones
2–2–2–4–3–4 · xuan2 yang2 tou2 mai4 gou3 rou4
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phrase
- (idiomatic) 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”)
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