玩物丧志

wán wù sàng zhì

परिभाषाएँ

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

玩物丧志 के घटक शब्द

• 玩 wán: to play
• 丧 sāng: mourning
• 丧 sàng: to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc)
• 丧志 sàng zhì: to become demoralized
• 志 zhì: aspiration
• 物 wù: thing