废寝忘食

fèi qǐn wàng shí

(idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work

废

fèi

variant of 廢|废[fei4]

寝

qǐn

old variant of 寢|寝[qin3]

忘

wàng

to forget

食

shí

to eat