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虛設 (heoi1 cit3) — Something that is nominal and exist in name only; something that is there to act as a dummy only in Cantonese

heoiˉ¹虛cit˗₃設
简 虚设
Mandarin Pinyin: xu1 she4

Meaning of 虛設

nounSomething that is nominal and exist in name only; something that is there to act as a dummy only

Characters in 虛設

虛heoi1
empty; hollow; void; unoccupied
設cit3
particle of hypothesis; supposing that; what if; in case of

Words Containing 虛設

如同虛設jyu4 tung4 heoi1 cit3
something not used for its intended purpose
形同虛設jing4 tung4 heoi1 cit3
something not used for its intended purpose

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