wander about in hurry and in misery
Zao CI Tiao Pei, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Z à OC à di à NP è I, meaning displacement and hardship. From the Analects of Confucius · Liren.
The origin of Idioms
In the Analects of Confucius, Li Ren, written by Lu konqiu in the spring and Autumn period, it is said that "if a gentleman does not violate benevolence when he has no final food, then he will make a good fortune, then he will make a good fortune."
Analysis of Idioms
Vagabond
Idiom usage
When people are forced to suffer from hunger and cold, they try to make a good living for food and clothing. General discussion on seclusion · Neo Confucianism I by Liu Xun in Yuan Dynasty
Chinese PinYin : zào cì diān pèi
wander about in hurry and in misery
one 's eyes burn and one 's ears glow. yǎn xíng ěr rè
sharpen one 's spear only before going into battle. lín zhèn mó qiāng