悬羊头卖狗肉 (懸羊頭賣狗肉)
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Pinyin
Definition
悬羊头卖狗肉 (懸羊頭賣狗肉)
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Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
亡羊补牢
- 1 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
- 2 fig. to act belatedly
- 3 better late than never
- 4 to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
人模狗样
- 1 (idiom) to pose
- 2 to put on airs
人为刀俎,我为鱼肉
- 1 lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
- 2 fig. to be at sb's mercy
偷鸡摸狗
- 1 to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)
- 2 to pilfer
- 3 to dally with women
- 4 to have affairs
兔死狗烹
- 1 lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom)
- 2 fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose