寝食难安 in English qin3 shi2 nan2 an1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) cannot rest or eat in peace (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically extremely worried and troubled

Simplified Characters

寝 食 难 安

Traditional Characters

寢 食 難 安

Pinyin

qin3 shi2 nan2 an1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

寝qin3old variant of 寢|寝[qin3] 食shi2to eat 难nan2difficult (to...) 安an1surname An