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玩物丧志
wán​wù​sàng​zhì

trifling destroys the will

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

玩物丧志/ 玩物喪志 wán​wù​sàng​zhì (also wàn​wù​sàng​zhì) trifling destroys the will

To become so obsessed with hobbies or trivia that one loses their ambition and stops making progress.

References

see 玩人丧德/玩人喪德 → 玩物丧志/玩物喪志
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