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掛羊頭賣狗肉 (gwaa3 joeng4 tau4 maai6 gau2 juk6) — cry up wine and sell vinegar; sail under false colours in Cantonese

gwaa˗₃掛joengˎ₄羊tauˎ₄頭maaiˍ₆賣gauˊ²狗jukˍ₆肉
简 挂羊头卖狗肉
Mandarin Pinyin: gua4 yang2 tou2 mai4 gou3 rou4

Meaning of 掛羊頭賣狗肉

nouncry up wine and sell vinegar; sail under false colours
nounput up a sheep's head but sell dog meat]

Characters in 掛羊頭賣狗肉

掛gwaa3
hang up; suspend; hook
羊joeng4
sheep; goat; lamb
頭tau4
head; hair; hairstyle
賣maai6
spare no effort; exert to the utmost
狗gau2
lackey; footman; servile person; follower
肉juk6
flesh and blood; dearest (as owns children)

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