悬羊头，卖狗肉懸羊頭，賣狗肉懸羊頭，賣狗肉

hang up a sheep's head, sell dog meat

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Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Advertise something good but sell something inferior; a deceptive front. Critical. A variant of 挂羊头，卖狗肉.

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Simplified: 悬羊头，卖狗肉
Traditional (Taiwan): 懸羊頭，賣狗肉
Pinyin: xuán yángtóu, màigǒuròu
Bopomofo: ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄡˊ，ㄇㄞˋ ㄍㄡˇ ㄖㄡˋ

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

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