掛羊頭賣狗肉

Chinese

to hang; to put up; to suspend goat's head sell dog meat
trad. (掛羊頭賣狗肉) 羊頭 狗肉
simp. (挂羊头卖狗肉) 羊头 狗肉
variant forms 羊頭狗肉羊头狗肉
Literally: “Sell dog meat while hanging a goat's head outside the shop as advertisement”.

Pronunciation


Idiom

掛羊頭賣狗肉

  1. to cry wine and sell vinegar; to bait and switch

Descendants

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