挂牌子
Traditional (Taiwan):
掛牌子
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to make one's identity openly known
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to act under a borrowed name
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Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now
- Literally
- hang up a signboard
- Meaning
- To make one's role or identity openly known, or to act under a borrowed name or pretext. The sense depends on context and can be neutral or critical.
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