Dictionary/形同虚设

形同虚设 形同虛設

xíng tóng xū shè

ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄩ ㄕㄜˋ
Phr
1to exist in name only
2empty shell
3useless (idiom)

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形同虚设

Example

fǎ lǜ法律bì xū必须bèi被xìn yǎng信仰，fǒu zé否则xíng tóng xū shè形同虚设。
法律必须被信仰，否则形同虚设。
One must have conviction in law, or its existence will be superficial only.