hardships of travel
The Chinese idiom ch à D à im à f á n is used to describe the tiredness of the journey. It comes from Luo Shen Fu written by Cao Zhi of the Three Kingdoms.
The origin of Idioms
Luo Shen Fu, written by Cao Zhi of the Three Kingdoms period, states that "the sun inclines to the west, and the chariot is exhausted."
Idiom usage
I'm tired at dusk. I'm tired at dusk. (notes on Yuewei thatched cottage, summer in luanyang, written by Ji Yun, Qing Dynasty)
hardships of travel
release a tiger to protect oneself -- to bring trouble on oneself while attempting to avoid it with other means - fàng hǔ zì wèi
all sufferings have their reward - kǔ jìn gān lái