形同虚设

形同虚设	xíng tóng xū shè	to exist in name only / empty shell / useless (idiom)
形	xíng	to appear / to look / form / shape
形同	xíng tóng	tantamount to / to be like
同	tóng	like / same / similar / together / alike / with
同	tòng	see 胡同
虚	xū	emptiness / void / abstract theory or guiding principles / empty or unoccupied / diffident or timid / false / humble or modest / (of health) weak / virtual / in vain
设	shè	to set up; to put in place / (math.) given; suppose; if