寝食难安

qǐn shí nán ān

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. extremely worried and troubled

Child Words of 寝食难安

安
ān

(bound form) calm; peaceful

难
nán

difficult (to...)

难
nàn

disaster

寝
qǐn

to lie down

食
shí

to eat

食
sì

to feed (a person or animal)