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Jyutping caa4 faan6 bat1 si1
Pinyin chá fàn bù sī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. no thought for tea or rice (idiom); melancholic and suffering
  2. to have no appetite
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    心頭​有​牽掛​、​顧慮​,​連飯​都​唔​想​食
    to be so concerned, worried or preoccupied by a thought that one does not even want to eat or drink (tea)
    • 佢因為單官司,搞到茶飯不思。
      佢因为单官司,搞到茶饭不思。
      keoi5 jan1 wai6 daan1 gun1 si1, gaau2 dou3 caa4 faan6 bat1 si1.
      He lost his appetite for food and drank due to the court case.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢因为单官司,搞到茶饭不思。
    佢因為單官司,搞到茶飯不思。
    keoi5 jan1 wai6 daan1 gun1 si1, gaau2 dou3 caa4 faan6 bat1 si1.
    • He lost his appetite for food and drank due to the court case.