形同虛設

Chinese

		to appear; to look; form to appear; to look; form; shape	like; same; similar like; same; similar; together; alike; with	to set up something without utilizing it
trad. (形同虛設)		形	同	虛設
simp. (形同虚设)		形	同	虚设

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xíngtóngxūshè

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄩ ㄕㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jing⁴ tung⁴ heoi¹ cit³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xíngtóngxūshè
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄩ ㄕㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: síngtóngsyushè
    • Wade–Giles: hsing²-tʻung²-hsü¹-shê⁴
    • Yale: syíng-túng-syū-shè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyngtorngshiusheh
    • Palladius: синтунсюйшэ (sintunsjujšɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jing⁴ tung⁴ heoi¹ cit³
    • Yale: yìhng tùhng hēui chit
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jing⁴ tung⁴ hoey¹ tsit⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: ying⁴ tung⁴ hêu¹ qid³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹ hɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːt̚³/

Idiom

形同虛設

1. ineffectual; futile; with the setup or appearance but without the intended utility; set up but useless