"掛羊頭賣狗肉" meaning in All languages combined

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        "1": "二十 年 來 坐 曲彔{lù} 床，懸.羊頭.賣.狗肉，知 它 有 甚 憑 據。",
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gwaa³ joeng⁴ tau⁴ maai⁶ gau² juk⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gua³ yêng⁴ teo⁴ mai⁶ geo² yug⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʷaː³³ jœːŋ²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ maːi̯²² kɐu̯³⁵ jʊk̚²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ku̯ä⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ maɪ̯⁵¹ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʷaː³³ jœːŋ²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ maːi̯²² kɐu̯³⁵ jʊk̚²/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "yángtóugǒuròu",
      "word": "羊頭狗肉／羊头狗肉"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xuán yángtóu mài gǒuròu",
      "word": "懸羊頭賣狗肉／悬羊头卖狗肉"
    },
    {
      "word": "掛羊頭煮狗肉／挂羊头煮狗肉"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yángtóugǒuròu",
      "word": "羊頭狗肉"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yángtóugǒuròu",
      "word": "羊头狗肉"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xuán yángtóu mài gǒuròu",
      "word": "懸羊頭賣狗肉"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xuán yángtóu mài gǒuròu",
      "word": "悬羊头卖狗肉"
    },
    {
      "word": "掛羊頭煮狗肉"
    },
    {
      "word": "挂羊头煮狗肉"
    }
  ],
  "word": "掛羊頭賣狗肉"
}