粵

廢fai3寢cam2忘mong4餐caan1

simp废寝忘餐
fai3 cam2 mong4 caan1fèi qǐn wàng cān

English

  1. see 廢寢忘食|废寝忘食[fei4 qin3 wang4 shi2]
  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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