随世子的枪是用蜡做的吗
“Is your spear made of wax?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
随世子的枪是用蜡做的吗
“Is your spear made of wax?”
“Your weapon broke like a toy; you are entirely incompetent.”
In Chinese culture, a 'wax spearhead' (银样镧枪头 / 蜡枪头) is a famous idiom for something that looks formidable on the outside but is utterly useless in reality.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
is made of...
The standard construction used to state or question the material an object is manufactured from.
Turns the statement into a sarcastic rhetorical question to provoke the opponent.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why bother, Heir Apparent Sui?”
“you truly have guts, Your Highness.”
“[Smith] The quenching heat for spearheads”
“It's just an old spear.”
“Xian, how come you carry a weapon on your person?”
“Lord Ye brought out a Lumi musket.”