寝しん食しょく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

bed and food; eating and sleeping

Refers to the basic daily activities of sleeping and eating, often used in contexts of neglecting them (e.g., 寝食を忘れる).

• 彼かれは研けん究きゅうに夢む中ちゅうで寝しん食しょくを忘わすれた。

  He was so absorbed in his research that he forgot to eat and sleep.

• 寝しん食しょくを共ともにする仲なか間ま。

  Comrades who share bed and board.