饥不暇食 — “Too busy to eat even when hungry”
饥不暇食 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Too busy to eat even when hungry”. To be engrossed in work or a task, neglecting basic needs. Literally, “hungry but no time to eat”.
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饥不暇食 Character Breakdown
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为了完成新产品的设计，他常常忙得饥不暇食，只为尽快呈现完美作品。
To complete the new product design, he was often so busy that he didn't even have time to eat when hungry, just to present a perfect work as soon as possible.
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Synonyms of 饥不暇食
More idioms starting with 饥
- jī饥bù不zé择shí食Beggars can't be choosers
- jī饥dòng冻jiāo交qiē切suffer from hunger and cold
- jī饥zé则fù附rén人，，bǎo饱biàn便gāo高yáng扬opportunistic and ungrateful
- jī饥hán寒jiāo交còu凑suffering from hunger and cold
- jī饥hán寒jiāo交qiē切suffer from hunger and cold
- jī饥hán寒jiāo交zhì至suffer extreme hunger and cold
- jī饥hán寒jiāo交pò迫suffering from hunger and cold
- jī饥kě渴jiāo交gōng攻assailed by both hunger and thirst
- jī饥kě渴jiāo交pò迫assailed by both hunger and thirst
- jī饥huǒ火shāo烧cháng肠tormented by extreme hunger
- jī饥yàn焰zhōng中shāo烧consumed by the flames of hunger
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Open the tool →Questions about 饥不暇食
What does 饥不暇食 mean?
饥不暇食 (jī bù xiá shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Too busy to eat even when hungry”.
How do you pronounce 饥不暇食?
饥不暇食 is pronounced jī bù xiá shí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 饥不暇食 literally mean?
Literally, 饥不暇食 means “hungry but no time to eat”. It is used to mean “Too busy to eat even when hungry”.
What is the Chinese definition of 饥不暇食?
肚子饿了也没空吃饭。形容全神贯注地忙于事务。