Definition of 玩物喪志 (がんぶつそうし)
がんぶつそうし
玩物喪志
がんぶつそうし
ganbutsusoushi
noun
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forgetting one's serious objectives by becoming engrossed in trivial pursuits, being distracted by trivial objects and losing sight of one's original goal(yojijukugo)
Related Kanji
玩 | play, take pleasure in, trifle with, make sport of |
物 | thing, object, matter |
喪 | miss, mourning |
志 | intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling |