羊頭狗肉

See also: 羊头狗肉

Chinese

		goat's head	dog meat
trad. (羊頭狗肉)		羊頭	狗肉
simp. (羊头狗肉)		羊头	狗肉

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yángtóugǒuròu

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄍㄡˇ ㄖㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁴ tau⁴ gau² juk⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yángtóugǒuròu
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄍㄡˇ ㄖㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yángtóugǒuròu
  - Wade–Giles: yang²-tʻou²-kou³-jou⁴
  - Yale: yáng-tóu-gǒu-ròu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yangtourgoourow
  - Palladius: янтоугоужоу (jantougoužou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: joeng⁴ tau⁴ gau² juk⁶
  - Yale: yèuhng tàuh gáu yuhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁴ tau⁴ gau² juk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁴ teo⁴ geo² yug⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ kɐu̯³⁵ jʊk̚²/

Idiom

羊頭狗肉

synonym of 掛羊頭賣狗肉 / 挂羊头卖狗肉 (guà yángtóu mài gǒuròu, “to cry wine and sell vinegar; to use a good cause as a cover for doing something bad”)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
羊	頭	狗	肉
よう Grade: 3	とう Grade: 2	く Hyōgai	にく Grade: 2
on'yomi	kan'on	goon

Etymology

Literally, “sheep head, dog meat” 羊頭(ようとう) (yōtō, “sheep head”) + 狗肉(くにく) (kuniku, “dog meat”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [jo̞ːto̞ːkɯ̟ɲ̟ikɯ̟]

Noun

羊(よう)頭(とう)狗(く)肉(にく) • (yōtōkuniku)

false advertising, crying wine and selling vinegar