名存實亡 míng cún shí wáng

DEFINITIONS

  1. the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)

CHARACTERS

名 míng
HSK 1
name, rank, title, position
存 cún
HSK 4
exist, live, be; survive; remain
實 shí real, true, solid, honest
亡 wáng
HSK 6
death, destroyed; lose, perish