yín yàng là qiāng tóu
silvery spear point actually made of pewter (idiom); fig. worthless despite an attractive exterior
yín yàng là qiāng tóu
lit. pseudo-silver pewter spear-head; fig. an initially impressive person who turns out to be useless
xī là
pewter (alloy of tin 錫|锡, lead 鉛|铅 and other metals)
là bó
thin foil to make paper money for the dead