cease to exist except in name

cease to exist except in name

In Chinese idioms, Pinyin is m í NGC ú NSH í w á ng, which means that it still exists in name but has actually died out. It comes from the stele of Confucius Temple in Chuzhou written by Han Yu of Tang Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Han Yu of the Tang Dynasty wrote in the stele of Confucius Temple in Chuzhou: "there are Confucius temples in every county. They may not be able to repair affairs. Although they have doctorate disciples, or they serve in a department, they exist in name only."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: in name but not in reality antonym: worthy of the name

Idiom usage

There is only one empty name left in the description. In the Five Dynasties, the military revolution took place one after another, the rites and laws of Lingyi, and Gu Wei's examination papers were only confined to the generations of prefectures and counties. History of Song Dynasty: biography of Liang Ding