idiom
挂羊头卖狗肉
guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu
lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom); fig. to cheat; dishonest advertising; wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue
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挂羊头卖狗肉 (guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu) means "lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom); fig. to cheat; dishonest advertising; wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue" in Chinese.
挂羊头卖狗肉 is pronounced "guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 6 syllables.
挂羊头卖狗肉 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.
挂羊头卖狗肉 is made up of the characters 挂, 羊, 头, 卖, 狗, 肉. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.
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