形同虚设

xíng tóng xū shè

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Definitions

  1. 1. to exist in name only
  2. 2. empty shell
  3. 3. useless (idiom)

Child Words of 形同虚设

同
tóng

like

形
xíng

to appear

虚
xū

emptiness

同
tòng

see 衚衕|胡同[hú tòng]

设
shè

to set up; to put in place

形同
xíng tóng

tantamount to