狗长犄角，出羊相狗長犄角，出羊相狗長犄角，出羊相

a dog grows horns: it shows a sheep's look

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Said of someone who makes a fool of themselves in public. Mocking.
Wordplay: 羊 (yáng) 'sheep' puns on 洋 (yáng) in 出洋相 (chū yángxiàng), 'make a spectacle of oneself'.

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Simplified: 狗长犄角，出羊相
Traditional (Taiwan): 狗長犄角，出羊相
Pinyin: gǒu zhǎng jījiǎo, chū yáng xiāng
Bopomofo: ㄍㄡˇ ㄓㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄐㄧㄠˇ，ㄔㄨㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄤ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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