名存实亡

míngcúnshíwáng

cease to exist except in name; exist in name only

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exist in name only

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exist in name only

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míng cún shí wáng

v. exist in name only

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ming2 cun2 shi2 wang2

the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)

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名存实亡

míng cún shí wáng

cease to exist except in name; be only an empty title; exist in name only (not in fact); have a mere nominal existence; non-existent except in name

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名存實亡|名存实亡 [míng cún shí wáng] ► the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)