发愤忘食
fā​fèn​wàng​shí

to work so hard as to forget to eat

  • created sense approved 发愤忘食/發憤忘食 · fā​fèn​wàng​shí · to work so hard as to forget to eat — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    发愤忘食 / 發憤忘食

    fā​fèn​wàng​shí

    to work so hard as to forget to eat

    (idiom) extremely diligent; so dedicated to one's studies or work as to forget one's meals

    发愤 (literal) → 发愤/發憤 · fā​fèn · to make a determined effort 忘 (literal) → 忘 · wàng · to forget 食 (literal) → 食 · shí · to eat

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