躯壳

shī qù jīng shen shí tǐ zhǐ liú xia qū qiào

失去精神实体，只留下躯壳

lose the essential spirit leaving only the outer form

jǐn guǎn qū qiào hái zài shí jì shang tā yǐ jīng sǐ le

尽管躯壳还在，实际上他已经死了。

He is virtually dead although his body remains.

rú jīn sì shí suì de gōng zhǔ zhǐ shèng xia yī fù qū qiào le

如今，四十岁的公主只剩下一副躯壳了。

Today the 40-year-old princess is a shell of her former self.