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有名亡实
有名亡實
yǒumíngwángshí
1. lit. has a name but no reality (idiom); exists only in name
2. nominal

Character Breakdown

有
yǒu
to have, to own, to possess; to exist
HSK 1 6 丶
名
míng
name; position, rank, title
HSK 1 6 丶
亡
wáng
death, destruction; to lose; to perish
HSK 6 3 丶
实
shí
real, true; honest, sincere
HSK 3 8 丶

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