虚文

Traditional form:

虛文

Pinyin (reading):

xūwén

Definitions:

• dead letter
• rule no longer in force
• empty formality

Characters:

• 虚 - false; worthless, hollow, empty; vain
• 文 - culture, literature, writing

Traditional characters:

• 虛 - false; worthless, hollow, empty; vain
• 文 - culture, literature, writing