白镴 | bái là | pewter / solder | |
锡蜡 | xī là | pewter (alloy of tin 錫|锡, lead 鉛|铅 / and other metals) | |
锡铅 | xī qiān | pewter (tin alloy) | |
锡镴 | xī là | pewter (alloy of tin 錫|锡, lead 鉛|铅 / and other metals) | |
银样镴枪头 | yín yàng là qiāng tóu | silvery spear point actually made of pewter (idiom) / fig. worthless despite an attractive exterior | |
银样鑞枪头 | yín yàng là qiāng tóu | lit. pseudo-silver pewter spear-head / fig. an initially impressive person who turns out to be useless |