run back and forth in vain

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."