忘餐废寝 — “Forget meals and neglect sleep”
忘餐废寝 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be so engrossed in one's work or study that one forgets to eat and sleep; to work or study with intense dedication and self-forgetfulness”. Literally, “forget meals and neglect sleep”.
忘餐废寝 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 忘
- wàng忘hū乎qí其xíng形forget oneself in triumph or delight
- wàng忘hū乎suǒ所yǐ以carried away by excitement or pride
- wàng忘qí其suǒ所yǐ以forget oneself due to excitement or pride
- wàng忘chuò啜fèi废zhěn枕forget to eat and sleep
- wàng忘nián年zhī之jiāo交friendship between people of different ages
- wàng忘nián年zhī之qì契friendship between different ages
- wàng忘nián年zhī之hǎo好close friendship transcending age
- wàng忘nián年jiāo交friendship transcending age
- wàng忘xíng形zhī之jiāo交friendship of forgotten formalities
- wàng忘xíng形zhī之qì契friendship transcending social status
- wàng忘xíng形jiāo交friendship ignoring outward appearances
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What does 忘餐废寝 mean?
忘餐废寝 (wàng cān fèi qǐn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be so engrossed in one's work or study that one forgets to eat and sleep; to work or study with intense dedication and self-forgetfulness”.
How do you pronounce 忘餐废寝?
忘餐废寝 is pronounced wàng cān fèi qǐn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 忘餐废寝 literally mean?
Literally, 忘餐废寝 means “forget meals and neglect sleep”. It is used to mean “to be so engrossed in one's work or study that one forgets to eat and sleep; to work or study with intense dedication and self-forgetfulness”.
What is the Chinese definition of 忘餐废寝?
忘记了睡觉，顾不得吃饭。形容对某事专心致志或忘我地工作、学习。