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日旰忘餐
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日旰忘餐 — “To be so engrossed in work that one forgets to eat or rest”

日旰忘餐 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be so engrossed in work that one forgets to eat or rest”. Often working diligently until late in the day. Literally, “Forget meals at dusk”.

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日旰忘餐 Pronunciation and Pinyin

日旰忘餐 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
日
rì4sun, day, Japan
旰
gàn7late in the day
忘
wàng7to forget
餐
cān16eat, meal, dine

Example Sentence with 日旰忘餐

他为了完成这个紧急任务,常常日旰忘餐,废寝忘食。
To complete this urgent task, he often worked diligently without regard for meals, forgetting both sleep and food.

Idioms Related to 日旰忘餐

Synonyms of 日旰忘餐

  • rì日gàn旰wàng忘shí食forget to eat due to work

More idioms starting with 日

  • rì日shàng上sān三gān竿It's late morning, time to get up
  • rì日xià下wú无shuāng双Unparalleled in the capital
  • rì日bù不wǒ我yǔ与Time waits for no one
  • rì日bù不xiá暇jǐ给too busy to spare time
  • rì日bù不yí移yǐng影in an instant
  • rì日bù不yí移guǐ晷in an instant
  • rì日dōng东yuè月xī西separated by a great distance
  • rì日zhōng中wéi为shì市market at noon
  • rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃What goes up must come down
  • rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃,,yuè月mǎn满zé则kuī亏What goes up must come down
  • rì日zhōng中zé则zè昃,,yuè月yíng盈zé则shí食Things decline after reaching their peak
  • rì日zhōng中zé则yí移at peak, things decline

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Questions about 日旰忘餐

What does 日旰忘餐 mean?

日旰忘餐 (rì gàn wàng cān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be so engrossed in work that one forgets to eat or rest”.

How do you pronounce 日旰忘餐?

日旰忘餐 is pronounced rì gàn wàng cān in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 日旰忘餐 literally mean?

Literally, 日旰忘餐 means “Forget meals at dusk”. It is used to mean “to be so engrossed in work that one forgets to eat or rest”.

What is the Chinese definition of 日旰忘餐?

形容工作勤劳,忘了时间,忘了吃饭。

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