名存实亡 — “To exist in name only”
名存实亡 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exist in name only”. To be defunct in all but name. Literally, “name exists, reality perishes”.
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名存实亡 Pronunciation and Pinyin
名存实亡 Character Breakdown
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由于缺乏维护，那个曾经繁荣的园林现在已经名存实亡了。
Due to lack of maintenance, that once-flourishing garden now exists in name only.
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Synonyms of 名存实亡
Antonyms of 名存实亡
More idioms starting with 名
- míng名xià下wú无xū虚live up to one's reputation
- míng名bù不fù副shí实the name does not match the reality
- míng名bù不zhèng正，，yán言bù不shùn顺Illegitimate status leads to lack of authority
- míng名bù不fú符shí实unworthy of its reputation
- míng名bù不xū虚chuán传live up to its reputation
- míng名bù不xū虚dé得fame well-deserved
- míng名bù不xū虚lì立to live up to one's name
- míng名bù不xū虚xíng行live up to one's reputation
- míng名shū书zhú竹bó帛Achieve lasting fame in history
- míng名shū书jǐn锦zhóu轴achieve lasting fame in history
- míng名cóng从zhǔ主rén人Name follows owner's preference
- míng名qīng倾yī一shí时enjoy widespread temporary fame
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Open the tool →Questions about 名存实亡
What does 名存实亡 mean?
名存实亡 (míng cún shí wáng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exist in name only”.
How do you pronounce 名存实亡?
名存实亡 is pronounced míng cún shí wáng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 名存实亡 literally mean?
Literally, 名存实亡 means “name exists, reality perishes”. It is used to mean “to exist in name only”.
What is the Chinese definition of 名存实亡?
名义上还存在，实际上已消亡。