玩物喪志

Chinese

treasured valuables; plaything; toy to lose one's ambition
trad. (玩物喪志) 玩物 喪志
simp. (玩物丧志) 玩物 丧志

Pronunciation


Idiom

玩物喪志

  1. to indulge in what one likes and lose one's sense of purpose; infatuation saps the will