悬羊头卖狗肉 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 悬羊头卖狗肉

悬羊头卖狗肉 (懸羊頭賣狗肉)

Definition see 掛羊頭賣狗肉|挂羊头卖狗肉[gua4 yang2 tou2 mai4 gou3 rou4]

Usage

中文释义谓用招牌骗人，比喻名实不符。语本《晏子春秋．杂下一》"君使服之于内，而禁之于外，犹悬牛首于门，而卖马肉于内也。"

Characters 悬 (懸) xuán 羊 yáng 头 (頭) tóu/tou 卖 (賣) mài 狗 gǒu 肉 ròu

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