蠟槍頭
là​qiāng​tóu

someone impressive but useless

  • created reference approved 蜡枪头/蠟槍頭 → 蜡枪头/蠟槍頭 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蜡枪头 / 蠟槍頭 là​qiāng​tóu

    蜡枪头 / 蠟槍頭 là​qiāng​tóu

    variant

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  • created reference approved 蜡枪头/蠟槍頭 → 镴枪头/鑞槍頭 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蜡枪头 / 蠟槍頭 là​qiāng​tóu

    镴枪头 / 鑞槍頭 là​qiāng​tóu

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 蜡枪头/蠟槍頭 · là​qiāng​tóu · someone impressive but useless — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蜡枪头 / 蠟槍頭

    là​qiāng​tóu

    someone impressive but useless

    A person who looks impressive or powerful on the outside but lacks substance or courage; a coward who pretends to be bold.

    蜡 (literal) → 蜡/蠟 · là · wax 枪 (literal) → 枪/槍 · qiāng · gun 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · top

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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