废寝食

Traditional: 廢寢食

fèi qǐn shí

Dictionary entry

to neglect sleep and food

What does 废寝食 mean?

废寝食 (fèi qǐn shí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to neglect sleep and food

Character breakdown

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

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废寝食

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