有名无实 Figurehead
Explanation
有名无实指的是空有名称或头衔，实际上并没有相应的权力、能力或实质内容。
Youming wushi refers to having a name or title but no actual power, ability, or substance.
Origin Story
春秋时期，晋国有个大夫叫叔向。一天，他去拜访韩宣子。韩宣子愁眉苦脸地对叔向说："我虽然身为上卿，但家中却十分贫穷，真是有名无实啊！"叔向笑着说："韩大夫，您可别这么说。您虽然清廉，但您的仁政却感动了许多百姓，连北方的戎狄都前来归顺，这难道不是一种财富吗？"韩宣子听了叔向的话，顿时豁然开朗。他这才明白，虽然自己家境贫寒，但自己一心为民，名声远播，这才是真正的财富。这个故事告诉我们，有些时候，名声和实际情况并不总是相符的，真正有价值的东西往往是那些看不见摸不着的精神财富。
During the Spring and Autumn period, there was a minister named Shu Xiang in the state of Jin. One day, he visited Han Xuanzi. Han Xuanzi said to Shu Xiang with a worried look: "Although I am a high-ranking minister, my family is very poor; I am only a figurehead!" Shu Xiang smiled and said: "Sir Han, don't say that. Although you are incorruptible, your benevolent rule has moved many people, even the northern Rong and Di have come to submit, isn't this a kind of wealth?" Han Xuanzi was enlightened after listening to Shu Xiang. He then understood that although he was poor, he had his heart set on the people, and his reputation was widespread, this was true wealth. This story teaches us that sometimes reputation and reality do not always coincide, and the truly valuable things are often those invisible and intangible spiritual riches.
Usage
形容名义上存在，实际上不存在；名不副实。
Describes something that exists nominally but not in reality; the name is misleading.
Examples
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他虽然官居要职，但实际上却有名无实。
ta suiran guanju yaozhi, dan shiji shang que youmingwushi
Although he holds an important position, he is actually only a figurehead.
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这个项目虽然宣传得很大，实际上却有名无实。
zhege xiangmu suiran xuanchuand de hen da, shiji shang que youmingwushi
Although this project was widely publicized, it is actually only a nameplate project..