寝食难安 (寢食難安)
qǐn shí nán ān
Pinyin

Definition

寝食难安 (寢食難安)
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qǐn shí nán ān
  1. lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom)
  2. fig. extremely worried and troubled

Related Words (20)

ān quán
  1. 1 safe
  2. 2 secure
  3. 3 safety
  4. 4 security
ān wèi
  1. 1 to comfort
  2. 2 to console
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
ān pái
  1. 1 to arrange
  2. 2 to plan
  3. 3 to set up
  4. 4 arrangements
  5. 5 plans
ān jìng
  1. 1 quiet
  2. 2 peaceful
  3. 3 calm
píng ān
  1. 1 safe and sound
  2. 2 well
  3. 3 without mishap
  4. 4 quiet and safe
  5. 5 at peace

Idioms (20)

三旬九食
sān xún jiǔ shí
  1. 1 lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation
  3. 3 in dire straits
不安其室
bù ān qí shì
  1. 1 to be discontented with one's home
  2. 2 to have adulterous relations after marriage (of women) (idiom)
人为财死,鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
  1. 1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
入土为安
rù tǔ wéi ān
  1. 1 buried and at rest (idiom); Resquiescat in pacem (RIP)
因噎废食
yīn yē fèi shí
  1. 1 lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
  2. 2 to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk