Seeking horse in Tang City
Asking for a horse to buy a horse in the empty market of Qi ú m ǎ y ú t á ngsh ì is a metaphor for asking for nothing and getting nothing.
interpretation
Go to the empty market and buy horses. It is a metaphor that if you don't ask for something, you will get nothing. It is the same as "seeking horses in Tang Si".
source
In Su Manshu's book with Liu Bannong, the term "Tatu" in the western regions, or the mysterious name, namely chataixi calligraphy, is tantamount to seeking the horse in the Tang Dynasty
usage
It's a waste of time
Seeking horse in Tang City
your goodness has made me a new man - ēn tóng zài zào
be astute in devising great plans - hóng cái dà lüè
Quiet words are not easy to violate - jìng yán yōng wéi
an old head on young shoulders - shǎo nián lǎo chéng