名存实亡

míng cún shí wáng

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

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Child Words of 名存实亡

• 名 名 míng: name
• 存 存 cún: to exist
• 亡 亡 wáng: to die
• 实 实 shí: real