廢寢忘食
simp废寝忘食fai3 cam2 mong4 sik6fèi qǐn wàng shí
English
- (idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work
- to forget to eat and sleep since one is completely absorbed in working
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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