| 废寝忘食 |
fèi qǐn wàng shí |
(idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work |
| 废 |
fèi |
to abolish / to abandon / to abrogate / to discard / to depose / to oust / crippled / abandoned / waste |
| 废 |
fèi |
variant of 废 / disabled |
| 寝 |
qǐn |
old variant of 寝 |
| 寝 |
qǐn |
(bound form) to lie down to sleep or rest / (bound form) bedroom / (bound form) imperial tomb / (literary) to stop; to cease |
| 忘 |
wàng |
to forget / to overlook / to neglect |
| 食 |
shí |
to eat / food / animal feed / eclipse |
| 食 |
sì |
to feed (a person or animal) |