银样蜡枪头 — “Impressive in appearance but useless in reality”
银样蜡枪头 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Impressive in appearance but useless in reality”. A showy but ineffective person or thing; a silver spearhead made of wax. Literally, “silver-like wax spearhead”.
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银样蜡枪头 Pronunciation and Pinyin
银样蜡枪头 Character Breakdown
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他虽然穿着华丽，但工作能力不足，简直是个银样蜡枪头。
Although he dresses splendidly, his work ability is insufficient; he's simply a showy but ineffective person.
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What does 银样蜡枪头 mean?
银样蜡枪头 (yín yàng là qiāng tóu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Impressive in appearance but useless in reality”.
How do you pronounce 银样蜡枪头?
银样蜡枪头 is pronounced yín yàng là qiāng tóu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 银样蜡枪头 literally mean?
Literally, 银样蜡枪头 means “silver-like wax spearhead”. It is used to mean “Impressive in appearance but useless in reality”.
What is the Chinese definition of 银样蜡枪头?
样子像银子实际是焊锡做的枪头。比喻外表很好看，实际上不中用。