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廢寢忘餐 (fai3 cam2 mong4 caan1) — plagued with anxiety (lit., "losing sleep and forgetting to eat") in Cantonese

fai˗₃廢camˊ²寢mongˎ₄忘caanˉ¹餐
简 废寝忘餐
Mandarin Pinyin: fei4 qin3 wang4 can1

Meaning of 廢寢忘餐

nounplagued with anxiety (lit., "losing sleep and forgetting to eat")

Characters in 廢寢忘餐

廢fai3
deserted; waste; dispirited
寢cam2
coffin chamber
忘mong4
forget; overlook; neglect
餐caan1
meal; food; dinner

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