zhè / gè / guó / jiā / zài / míng / yì / shàng / dú / lì / shí / jì / shàng / què / shì / lìng / yí / gè / guó / jiā / de / fù / shǔ / guó

这个国家在名义上独立，实际上却是另一个国家的附属国。

This country is nominally independent but is actually a dependent state of another country.