形同虚设

Traditional形同虛設

  1. to exist in name only
  2. empty shell
  3. useless (idiom)

Example sentences

法律必须被信仰,否则形同虚设。

fǎ lǜ bì xū bèi xìn yǎng, fǒu zé xíng tóng xū shè.

One must have conviction in law, or its existence will be superficial only.