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形同虛設 (jing4 tung4 heoi1 cit3) — something not used for its intended purpose in Cantonese

jingˎ₄形tungˎ₄同heoiˉ¹虛cit˗₃設
简 形同虚设
Mandarin Pinyin: xing2 tong2 xu1 she4

Meaning of 形同虛設

nounsomething not used for its intended purpose

Characters in 形同虛設

形jing4
form; shape; appearance; figure
同tung4
same; similar; identical
虛heoi1
empty; hollow; void; unoccupied
設cit3
particle of hypothesis; supposing that; what if; in case of

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