寝食

寢食
qǐnshí
  1. (literally) resting and eating; (in general) daily life; daily activities
  2. resting and eating; (in general) daily life; daily activities

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 寝 qǐn old variant of 寝 qǐn
=1 寝 qǐn
  1. (bound form) to lie down to sleep or rest
  2. (bound form) bedroom
  3. (bound form) imperial tomb
  4. (literary) to stop; to cease
=2 食 shí
  1. to eat
  2. food
  3. animal feed
  4. eclipse
=2 食 sì to feed (a person or animal)

Containing this entry

寝食难安 qǐnshínánān
  1. lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom)
  2. fig. extremely worried and troubled
废寝食 fèiqǐnshí to neglect sleep and food
寝食难安 qǐnshínán'ān
寝食不安 qǐnshíbù'ān