sống trên giấy tờ 
to exist on paper [ sống ] : to live, exist; life
[ trên ] : in, on; aforementioned, above, over, throughout
[ giấy ] : [CL for sheets]; paper
[ tờ ] : (work)sheet, piece of, sheet of
Most Common Compounds Set 1:
Most Common Compounds Set 2 :
chỉ sống trên giấy tờ to only exist on paper