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Question: What does “wanbutsu soshi” mean?

Hint! It’s a four-character idiom that comes from classical Chinese literature.

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Correct answer: “Wanbutsu soshi” means losing your ambition by becoming obsessed with useless things!

The source is the Book of Documents. It means to lose your important aspirations by cherishing useless things. It is also used to admonish people who are too absorbed in their hobbies or collecting rare items.

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