玩物喪志
がんぶつそうしganbutsusoushi
noun
- forgetting one's serious objectives by becoming engrossed in trivial pursuits
- being distracted by trivial objects and losing sight of one's original goal
がんぶつそうしganbutsusoushi
noun
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