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形同虚设

xíng tóng xū shè

Definitions

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

Child Words of 形同虚设

• 同 同 tóng: like
• 形 形 xíng: to appear
• 虚 虚 xū: emptiness
• 同 同 tòng: see 衚衕|胡同[hú tòng]
• 设 设 shè: to set up; to put in place
• 形同 形同 xíng tóng: tantamount to