玩物丧志

Traditional: 玩物喪志

wán wù sàng zhì

Dictionary entry

lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom); infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress

What does 玩物丧志 mean?

玩物丧志 (wán wù sàng zhì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom); infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress

2excessive attention to trivia saps the will

Character breakdown

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玩wánto play · to have fun 物wù(bound form) thing · (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself 丧sāngmourning · funeral 志zhìaspiration · ambition

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玩物丧志

wán wù sàng zhì

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