挂幌子guà huǎng·zi〈方dial.〉 1.在商店门前悬挂表示所售货物的标志或象征营业的记号,如颜料店挂漆成五色的小棍,饭铺挂笊篱。{business token or symbol for the goods on sale hung in front of a shop, such as a painted stick for a paint shop, a wire strainer for a restaurant} 2.〈比喻fig.〉某种迹象显露在外面{tell-tale sign}: 他刚才准是喝了酒,脸上都~了(指脸红)。{He must have drunk wine as he is red in the face.}