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寝食难安

qǐn shí nán ān

4-character word Traditional 寢食難安

What 寝食难安 means

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

The characters in 寝食难安

• 寝qǐn(bound form) to lie down to sleep or rest; (bound form) bedroom…
• 食shíto eat; food; animal feed
• 难nándifficult (to...); problem; difficulty
• 安ān(bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health