玩物丧志 meaning in Chinese
sap one's spirit by seeking pleasures; excessive attention to trivialities [trivia] saps the will.; play through life and have no serious ambition; riding a hobby saps one's will to make progress; sensuous luxury blunts the edge of one's determination.; trifle with playthings and lose one's lofty aspirations
Examples
- A life of ease but no work , all play but no goal , will cause one to lose courage and determination
人所以缺管毅力、勇气，是因为好逸恶势、玩物丧志。 - To play billiards well was a sign of an ill - spent youth . - - - herbert spencer
擅长台球，是青春虚度的标志。玩物丧志的意思，当然，他应该加一句，台球运动员不算。