廢寢忘食
Chinese edit
abolish; crippled | lie down | to forget; to overlook; to neglect | eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed | ||
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trad. (廢寢忘食) | 廢 | 寢 | 忘 | 食 | |
simp. (废寝忘食) | 废 | 寝 | 忘 | 食 | |
Literally: “to neglect sleep and forget about food”. |
Pronunciation edit
Idiom edit
廢寢忘食
- to be completely wrapped up in one's work and skip one's sleep and meals