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名存实亡

míng cún shí wáng

4-character word Traditional 名存實亡

What 名存实亡 means

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

The characters in 名存实亡

• 名míngname; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners)
• 存cúnto exist; to deposit; to store
• 实shíreal; true; honest
• 亡wángto die; to lose; to be gone

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