forget to eat and sleep
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f è IQ à NW à NGC à n, that is, forget to sleep, not to eat. To work or study with concentration or selflessness. It comes from the preface of Qushui poem by Wang Rong in the Southern Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
The preface of Qushui poem written by Wang Rong of Qi Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty: "it is still clear that the bed is abandoned, and the meal is forgotten by the sundial."
Idiom usage
Example if you don't fight for hatred, you need to fight for love, you have to suffer from disease. 5% discount on the second edition of the romance of the Western chamber by Wang Shifu in Yuan Dynasty
forget to eat and sleep
be glad to have one 's errors pointed out - wén guò zé xǐ
preserve one 's own life at all costs - gǒu quán xìng mìng
cultivate virtue throug practicing thrift - jiǎn yǐ yǎng dé
the army is completely wiped out - piàn jiǎ bù cún
various musical instruments made of metals , stone , strings , and bamboo - jīn shí sī zhú
abuse the law and practise favouritism - xùn qíng wǎng fǎ
Beating drums and beating people - pò gǔ luàn rén chuí