寝食难安

qǐn shí nán ān

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Definitions

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

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Child Words of 寝食难安

• 安 安 ān: (bound form) calm; peaceful
• 难 难 nán: difficult (to...)
• 难 难 nàn: disaster
• 寝 寝 qǐn: to lie down
• 食 食 shí: to eat
• 食 食 sì: to feed (a person or animal)