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粵語辭叢

掛羊頭賣狗肉

gwaa3 joeng4 tau4 maai6 gau2 juk6included in 2 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongPhrase

用好嘅名義做招徠,實質上兜售低劣嘅貨色或者做壞事;比喻表裏不一、名不符實 (sail under false colors ; to be deceitful ; to cry wine and sell vinegar ; literally : hang up a goat's head and sell dog meat)

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呢間嘢掛羊頭賣狗肉,所以個名好差。

nei1 gaan1 je5 gwaa3 joeng4 tau4 maai6 gau2 juk6, so2 ji5 go3 meng2 hou2 caa1.

This shop always uses false advertising, hence its bad reputation.

維基辭典YuePhrase

Original phonetic: /kʷaː³³ jœːŋ²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ maːi̯²² kɐu̯³⁵ jʊk̚²/

to cry wine and sell vinegar; to do a bait and switch; to use a good cause as a cover for doing something bad