形同虛設

to exist in name only / empty shell / useless (idiom)

to appear / to look / form / shape

tantamount to / to be like

like / same / similar / together / alike / with

see 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]

emptiness / void / abstract theory or guiding principles / empty or unoccupied / diffident or timid / false / humble or modest / (of health) weak / virtual / in vain

to set up / to arrange / to establish / to found / to display