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

míng cún shí wáng

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slcease to exist except in name; be only an empty title; exist in name only (not in fact); have a mere nominal existence
- mín zhǔ míng cún shí wáng
  民主名存实亡。
  Democracy is only an empty title.
- quē shǎo cái zhèng jī chǔ de zhōng yāng zhèng fǔ míng cún shí wáng
  缺少财政基础的中央政府名存实亡。
  The central government which lacked the financial foundation ceased to exist except in name.
synonym
yǒu míng wú shí有名无实 tú yǒu xū míng徒有虚名 tú fù xū míng徒负虚名
antonym
míng fù qí shí名副其实 míng bù xū chuán名不虚传 míng shí xiāng fù名实相副

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