huǎng
zi

common
noun

Meaning of 幌子

幌子 means signboard; shop sign; pretext; cover; guise; smokescreen. Pronounced huǎng zi.

  • signboard; shop sign
  • pretext; cover; guise; smokescreen

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
jiā
lǎo
hào
de
huǎng
zi
jīng
guà
le
bǎi
nián
le
 

The signboard of this time-honored shop has been hanging for a hundred years.

Cóng
huǎng
zi
jiù
néng
kàn
chū
zhè
jiā
diàn
shì
mài
jiǔ
de
 

You can tell from the sign that this shop sells alcohol.

Zhè
tiáo
jiē
shàng
měi
jiā
diàn
dōu
yǒu
de
huǎng
zi
 

Every shop on this street has its own distinctive signboard.