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玩物喪志

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

Characters and words in 玩物喪志

玩
wán = w + an2
to play / to have fun / to trifle with / toy / sth used for amusement / curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wan4]) / to keep sth for entertainment
Add a new mnemonic for 玩 = 元 + 王
玩
翫
wán = w + an2
variant of 玩[wan2] / Taiwan pr. [wan4]
Add a new mnemonic for 玩 = 元 + 王
Add a new mnemonic for 翫 = 習 + 元
物
wù = w + Ø4
thing / object / matter / abbr. for physics 物理
Add a new mnemonic for 物 = 勿 + 牛
丧
喪
sāng = s + ang1
mourning / funeral / (old) corpse
Add a new mnemonic for 丧 = 十 + 丷 + 𧘇
丧
喪
sàng = s + ang4
to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc) / to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc) / to die / disappointed / discouraged
Add a new mnemonic for 丧 = 十 + 丷 + 𧘇
丧
喪
志
志
to become demoralized / to lose one's sense of purpose
志
zhì = zh + Ø4
aspiration / ambition / the will
Add a new mnemonic for 志 = 士 + 心
志
誌
zhì = zh + Ø4
sign / mark / to record / to write a footnote
Add a new mnemonic for 志 = 士 + 心
Add a new mnemonic for 誌 = 言 + 志

Words with 玩物喪志

玩物喪志 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 玩物喪志

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