"玩物喪志" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /wuːn²² mɐt̚² sɔːŋ³³ t͡siː³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/, /wuːn²² mɐt̚² sɔːŋ³³ t͡siː³³/ Chinese transliterations: wànwùsàngzhì [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨㄢˋ ㄨˋ ㄙㄤˋ ㄓˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], wun⁶ mat⁶ song³ zi³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], wànwùsàngzhì [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wànwùsàngjhìh [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wan⁴-wu⁴-sang⁴-chih⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wàn-wù-sàng-jr̀ [Mandarin, Yale], wannwuhsanqjyh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], ваньусанчжи [Mandarin, Palladius], vanʹusančži [Mandarin, Palladius], wuhn maht song ji [Cantonese, Yale], wun⁶ mat⁹ song³ dzi³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], wun⁶ med⁶ song³ ji³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 玩物喪志
  1. to indulge in what one likes and lose one's sense of purpose; infatuation saps the will Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-玩物喪志-zh-phrase-na5ICcNQ Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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      "tags": [
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        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄢˋ ㄨˋ ㄙㄤˋ ㄓˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wun⁶ mat⁶ song³ zi³"
    },
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wànwùsàngjhìh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wan⁴-wu⁴-sang⁴-chih⁴"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàn-wù-sàng-jr̀"
    },
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        "Mandarin"
      ],
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      ],
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      "ipa": "/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "zh-pron": "wuhn maht song ji"
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "wun⁶ mat⁹ song³ dzi³"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wun⁶ med⁶ song³ ji³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wuːn²² mɐt̚² sɔːŋ³³ t͡siː³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wuːn²² mɐt̚² sɔːŋ³³ t͡siː³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "玩物喪志"
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        "to indulge in what one likes and lose one's sense of purpose; infatuation saps the will"
      ],
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          "indulge",
          "indulge"
        ],
        [
          "lose",
          "lose"
        ],
        [
          "sense",
          "sense"
        ],
        [
          "purpose",
          "purpose"
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      "zh-pron": "wànwùsàngzhì"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄢˋ ㄨˋ ㄙㄤˋ ㄓˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wun⁶ mat⁶ song³ zi³"
    },
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wànwùsàngzhì"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wànwùsàngjhìh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wan⁴-wu⁴-sang⁴-chih⁴"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàn-wù-sàng-jr̀"
    },
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      ],
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ваньусанчжи"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vanʹusančži"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wuhn maht song ji"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wun⁶ mat⁹ song³ dzi³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wun⁶ med⁶ song³ ji³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wuːn²² mɐt̚² sɔːŋ³³ t͡siː³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wuːn²² mɐt̚² sɔːŋ³³ t͡siː³³/"
    }
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