Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「賣狗懸羊」, with its explanation below.
The featured idiom 「賣狗懸羊」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.
It’s like selling dog meat under the guise of selling mutton. It means that the name does not live up to the reality.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
mài gǒu xuán yáng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
maai6 gau2 yun4 yeung4
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
