發憤忘食

See also: 发愤忘食

Chinese

		to make a determined effort; to make a firm resolution; to work hard	to forget to eat; to neglect one's meals; to be so preoccupied as to forget mealtime
trad. (發憤忘食)		發憤	忘食
simp. (发愤忘食)		发愤	忘食

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fāfènwàngshí

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄚㄈㄣˋ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faat³ fan⁵ mong⁴ sik⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: fāfènwàngshí
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄚㄈㄣˋ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fafennwanqshy
  - IPA ^(key): /fä⁵⁵ fən⁵¹⁻⁵³ u̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: faat³ fan⁵ mong⁴ sik⁶
  - Yale: faat fáhn mòhng sihk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faat⁸ fan⁵ mong⁴ sik⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fad³ fen⁵ mong⁴ xig⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /fäːt̚³ fɐn¹³ mɔːŋ²¹ sɪk̚²/

Idiom

發憤忘食

to study or work hard, neglecting one's meals; be so immersed in work as to forget one's meals

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