有名亡實 yǒu míng wáng shí

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. has a name but no reality (idiom); exists only in name
  2. nominal

CHARACTERS

有 yǒu
HSK 1
have, own, possess; exist
名 míng
HSK 1
name, rank, title, position
亡 wáng
HSK 6
death, destroyed; lose, perish
實 shí real, true, solid, honest