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银样镴枪头

yín yàng là qiāng tóudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
silvery spear point actually made of pewter (idiom) / fig. worthless despite an attractive exterior
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-f45a9c25a9e89b18. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

銀樣鑞槍頭 银样镴枪头 [yin2 yang4 la4 qiang1 tou2] /silvery spear point actually made of pewter (idiom); fig. worthless despite an attractive exterior/

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Other forms in these source records: 銀樣鑞槍頭

  • 银
    yín

    silver / silver-colored / relating to money or currency

  • 样
    yàng

    manner / pattern / way / appearance / shape / classifier: kind, type

  • 镴
    là

    solder / tin

  • 枪
    qiāng

    gun / firearm / rifle / spear / thing with shape or function similar to a gun / CL:支[zhī],把[bǎ],桿|杆[gǎn],條|条[tiáo],枝[zhī] / to substitute for another person in a test / to knock / classifier for rifle shots

    Qiāng

    surname Qiang

  • 头
    tóu

    head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[gè]

    tou

    suffix for nouns

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.