挂羊头卖狗肉 guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)
  2. fig. to cheat
  3. dishonest advertising
  4. wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue

CHARACTERS

挂 guà
HSK 4
hang, suspend; suspense
羊 yáng
HSK 2
sheep, goat; KangXi radical 123
头 tóu
HSK 3
head; top; chief, first; boss
卖 mài
HSK 2
sell; betray; show off
狗 gǒu
HSK 1
dog, canis familiaris
肉 ròu
HSK 2
flesh; meat; KangXi radical 130