幌子

fàn huǎng zi

饭幌子

signboard of the restaurant

dǎ zhe kāi huì de huǎng zi qù yóu shān wán shuǐ

打着开会的幌子去游山玩水

sightseeing under the pretence of attending a convention

tā fàng qì zhōng lì de huǎng zi kāi shǐ huān hū

她放弃中立的幌子，开始欢呼。

She abandoned all pretence of neutrality and began to cheer.

biǎo miàn shang de fán róng zhǐ bù guò shì gè huǎng zi

表面上的繁荣只不过是个幌子。

The prosperity would seem to indicate a pretence.