高鳳漂麦
Reading: こうほうひょうばく
Meaning: being so absorbed in study that one neglects everything else
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Example Sentence
Be absorbed in studies like the scholar who forgot about the wheat.
Usage Notes
Based on a story of a scholar who was so absorbed in reading that he didn't notice when rain washed away the wheat he was supposed to be watching.
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