Lingaku- lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom)
- fig. extremely worried and troubled
Generated definitions (experimental)
- extremely worried and troubled
This is an idiomatic expression used to describe a state of anxiety where one cannot focus on basic needs like eating or resting due to worry or distress.
He has been very busy with work lately and is extremely worried.
She feels extremely troubled in the face of the upcoming exam.
Generated collocations (experimental)
qǐn shí nán ān寝食难安to be extremely worried and troubledqǐn shí nán ān寝食难安de的xīn qíng心情a state of mind filled with anxietyduì对...qǐn shí nán ān寝食难安to be troubled by...yīn wèi因为...qǐn shí nán ān寝食难安to be worried and unable to eat or sleep because of...zài在...Zhōng中qǐn shí nán ān寝食难安to be distressed in the midst of...shǐ使rén人qǐn shí nán ān寝食难安to cause unease and worryqǐn shí nán ān寝食难安de的zhuàng tài状态a state of being unsettled and anxiousmiàn duì面对kùn nan困难qǐn shí nán ān寝食难安to be troubled and unable to eat or sleep when facing difficultiesqǐn shí nán ān寝食难安de的rì zi日子days filled with worry and distresswèi le为了...qǐn shí nán ān寝食难安to be anxious and troubled for the sake of...