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 ㄒㄩㄕㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jing⁴ tung⁴ heoi¹ cit³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xíngtóngxūshè
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄩㄕㄜˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyngtorngshiusheh
  - Tongyong Pinyin: síngtóngsyushè
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - 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

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

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