玩物喪志 — wan2 wu4 sang4 zhi4 — Chinese Dictionary

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玩

物

喪

志

玩

物

喪

志

Definitions4 characters

wan² wu⁴ sang⁴ zhi⁴

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

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

玩

物

喪

志

As word

1

wan²

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

2

wu⁴

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

3

sang⁴

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

4

zhi⁴

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