travel by night is toilsome
A Chinese idiom, Xi ā og à NY ō UQ í n, describes being diligent in politics.
source
Chapter 20: when our court was appointed as Jingzhi, I found that the imperial court advocated thrift and worked hard at night.
usage
He is diligent in government affairs.
words whose meaning is similar
The curfew is worried and anxious
travel by night is toilsome
Keep your eyebrows and eyes in order - ān méi dài yǎn
a goose utters its cry wherever it flies - yàn guò liú shēng
the principle of friendship will not admit of a refusal - yì bù róng cí
maintain one 's original pure character - yī chén bù dào