busy with worldly affairs
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f ē ngch é NL ù L ù, which means to describe a busy and hard journey. From a dream of Red Mansions.
The origin of Idioms
Jin Yudong, Ming Dynasty, wrote two poems of Jin hechong, the former Korean host of banquet and warm spring (Part one), which said: "when you are busy, cherish your time, you can choose to accompany the emperor's family."
Idiom usage
In the first chapter of a dream of Red Mansions, I read: "today, I'm busy and I can't accomplish anything. I suddenly think about all the women of that day. I'll compare them one by one. I feel that I'm the one who has the best insight."
busy with worldly affairs
evade the subject under discussion - wáng gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā
able to work both at the top and down below - néng shàng néng xià
change tactics as the situation demands - suí shí zhì yí
burn famous string instrument for fuel and cook crane for meat -- offense against culture - fén qín zhǔ hè
one's resource is in difficulties - wù lì wéi jiān