粵

廢fai3寢cam2忘mong4食sik6

simp废寝忘食
fai3 cam2 mong4 sik6fèi qǐn wàng shí

English

  1. (idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work
  2. to forget to eat and sleep since one is completely absorbed in working

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容好投入一件事,可以連食飯同瞓覺都唔理

Examples

  • 為咗入大學,佢呢半年都廢寢忘餐噉讀書。

    For the sake of entering university, he was totally absorbed with his studying in the last six months, neglecting meals and rest.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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