Chinese–English
玩物丧志
wán wù sàng zhì · wan wu sang zhi
Traditional 玩物喪志
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom); infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress
- excessive attention to trivia saps the will
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