run back and forth in vain
In Chinese, the Pinyin is w ǎ NGF ǎ NT ú L á o, which means running back and forth in vain. From the romance of Fengshen.
Idiom explanation
Futility: no effort.
The origin of Idioms
The 56th chapter of the romance of the gods written by Xu Zhonglin of Ming Dynasty: "when the doctor sees the instructions today, the public will say it, and the private will say it in private. There is no need to use the tongue, the sword and the spear in vain."
Chinese PinYin : wǎng fǎn tú láo
run back and forth in vain
Buy the king and get the sheep. mǎi wáng dé yáng
pestilential rain and unhealthy mist. zhàng yǔ mán yān
a scoundrel hates persons of integrity. dào yuàn zhǔ rén
congratulate each other by raising the hand to the brow. é shǒu chēng sòng
as like as an apple is to an oyster. jié rán bù tóng
Three issues of virtuous and sycophantic. sān qī xián nìng