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名存实亡

míng cún shí wáng the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)
míng name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people
  cún to exist / to deposit / to store / to keep / to survive
   shí real / true / honest / really / solid / fruit / seed / definitely
    wáng to die / to lose / to be gone / to flee / deceased
    wáng old variant of
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