城隍庙里卖假药，哄鬼城隍廟里賣假藥，哄鬼城隍廟里賣假藥，哄鬼

Selling fake medicine in the City God temple: fooling ghosts

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Scolds someone for trying to deceive people with lies or tricks that won't fool anyone sharp. It is critical.

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Simplified: 城隍庙里卖假药，哄鬼
Traditional (Taiwan): 城隍廟里賣假藥，哄鬼
Pinyin: Chénghuángmiào li mài jiǎyào, hǒng guǐ
Pinyin (Taiwan): Chénghuángmiào lǐ mài jiǎyào, hǒng guǐ
Bopomofo: ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄇㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄧㄠˋ，ㄏㄨㄥˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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