玩物丧志
wán wù sàng zhìwanwusangzhi
- lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom); infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress
- excessive attention to trivia saps the will
wán wù sàng zhìwanwusangzhi
Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences