玩人丧德
wán​rén​sàng​dé

to lose one's moral compass by toyng with others

  • created reference approved 玩人丧德/玩人喪德 → 玩物丧志/玩物喪志 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    玩人丧德 / 玩人喪德 wán​rén​sàng​dé

    玩物丧志 / 玩物喪志 wán​wù​sàng​zhì

    see

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  • created sense approved 玩人丧德/玩人喪德 · wán​rén​sàng​dé · to lose one's moral compass by toyng with others — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    玩人丧德 / 玩人喪德

    wán​rén​sàng​dé

    to lose one's moral compass by toyng with others

    To lose one's sense of morality by manipulating or playing with people; derived from the Classic of History where it is paired with [[玩物丧志|玩物喪志|wan2 wu4 sang4 zhi4]].

    wàn​rén​sàng​dé

    玩 (literal) → 玩 · wán · to resort to 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · other people 丧 (literal) → 丧/喪 · sàng · to lose 德 (literal) → 德 · dé · virtue

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