卖狗悬羊 — “Selling dog and hanging lamb”
卖狗悬羊 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to practice deception by advertising one thing and selling another, often inferior; to misrepresent a product or service”. Literally, “Selling dog and hanging lamb”.
卖狗悬羊 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 卖
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- mài卖qiào俏yǐ倚mén门flaunt charm to solicit customers
- mài卖qiào俏yíng营jiān奸use charm to commit wickedness
- mài卖qiào俏xíng行jiān奸flaunt charms and commit adultery
- mài卖qiào俏yíng迎jiān奸flirt to entice illicit acts
- mài卖ér儿tiē贴fù妇sell children and wife due to poverty
- mài卖ér儿yù鬻nǚ女sell children due to extreme poverty
- mài卖gōng公yíng营sī私betray public trust for private gain
- mài卖dāo刀mǎi买niú牛abandon conflict for peaceful work
- mài卖dāo刀mǎi买dú犊give up fighting for farming
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What does 卖狗悬羊 mean?
卖狗悬羊 (mài gǒu xuán yáng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to practice deception by advertising one thing and selling another, often inferior; to misrepresent a product or service”.
How do you pronounce 卖狗悬羊?
卖狗悬羊 is pronounced mài gǒu xuán yáng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 卖狗悬羊 literally mean?
Literally, 卖狗悬羊 means “Selling dog and hanging lamb”. It is used to mean “to practice deception by advertising one thing and selling another, often inferior; to misrepresent a product or service”.
What is the Chinese definition of 卖狗悬羊?
犹言挂羊头卖狗肉。意指名不副实。