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玩物喪志 (wun6 mat6 song3 zi3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

玩物喪志 (wun6 mat6 song3 zi3, wán wù sàng zhì) — 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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beyond HSK

Related words

• 玩具店 (wun6 geoi6 dim3) — a toy shop
• 玩出火 (waan4 ceot1 fo2) — to describe a situation which has gone out of control when one plays with fire
• 玩到盡 (waan2 dou3 zeon6) — (verb) to play heartily
• 玩啤牌 (waan2 pe1 paai2) — (verb) play cards; play poker
• 玩嘢 (waan2 je5) — playing tricks; causing trouble
• 玩完 (waan2 jyun4) — (adjective) (of relationship) game over; done; (of event) done; finished; (of p…

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