guà
huǎng
zi

dialect

Meaning of 挂幌子

挂幌子 means hang a shop sign; display a trade symbol; show signs; reveal traces; have something written all over one's face. Pronounced guà huǎng zi.

  • hang a shop sign; display a trade symbol
  • show signs; reveal traces; have something written all over one's face

Definitions & Examples

jiā
lǎo
fàn
hái
guà
zhe
zhào
dāng
huǎng
zi
 

That old restaurant still uses a strainer as its shop sign.

Cóng
qián
yán
liào
diàn
dōu
guà
chéng
de
xiǎo
gùn
zuò
huǎng
zi
 

In the past, paint shops all hung small sticks painted in five colors as signs.