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    3. 羊頭を掲げて狗肉を売る

    羊頭を掲げて狗肉を売る

    羊よう頭とうを​掲かかげ​て​狗く肉にくを​売うる​

    to cry wine and sell vinegar

    NTVerbLiteratureKanji Vocab67 strokes

    ようとうをかかげてくにくをうる

    Verb

    1.
    to cry wine and sell vinegar, to do deceptive advertisement, to put up a sheep's head and sell dog meat
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    羊
    ひつじ…(2)
    sheep
    Kanji
    頭
    あたま・かしら・-がしら・かぶり…(8)
    head・counter for large animals
    Kanji
    掲
    かか.げる…(1)
    put up (a notice)・put up・hoist・display・hang out…(2)
    Kanji
    狗
    いぬ…(2)
    puppy・dog
    Kanji
    肉
    しし…(1)
    meat
    Kanji
    売
    う.る・う.れる…(4)
    sell
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    げ
    ge
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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    • 狗
    • 肉
    • 売
    • を
    • げ
    • て
    • る

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