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玩物丧志 (玩物喪志)

wán wù sàng zhì

Definition

  1. (lit.) trifling destroys the will (idiom); infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress
  2. excessive attention to trivia saps the will

Character Decomposition

玩
=
王
+
元
物
=
牛
+
勿
丧
=
？
+
？
志
=
士
+
心

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