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Chinese character
bedroom
to go to sleep
to sleep peacefully
tomb
bedding
to neglect sleep and food
see 廢寢忘食|废寝忘食[fei4 qin3 wang4 shi2]
see 廢寢忘食|废寝忘食[fei4 qin3 wang4 shi2]
lit. cannot rest or eat in peace
to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide
to die of old age