银样镴枪头，中看不中用銀樣鑞槍頭，中看不中用銀樣鑞槍頭，中看不中用

a silver-looking pewter spearhead: nice to look at, no use

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Looks impressive but is useless in practice. Critical or mocking; like 'all show and no substance'.

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Simplified: 银样镴枪头，中看不中用
Traditional (Taiwan): 銀樣鑞槍頭，中看不中用
Pinyin: yínyànglàqiāngtóu, zhōngkànbùzhōngyòng
Pinyin (Taiwan): yínyànglàqiāngtóu, zhòngkànbúzhòngyòng
Bopomofo: ㄧㄣˊ ㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄤㄊㄡˊ，ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄢˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄩㄥˋ

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中(zhōng)看(kàn)不(bù)中(zhōng)用(yòng)impressive-looking but useless

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