废寝忘食

Traditional: 廢寢忘食

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Dictionary entry

(idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work

What does 废寝忘食 mean?

废寝忘食 (fèi qǐn wàng shí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work

Character breakdown

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废fèito abolish · to abandon 寝qǐnold variant of 寢|寝[qin3]忘wàngto forget · to overlook 食shíto eat · food

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废寝忘食

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