wander about in hurry and in misery
Zao CI Tiao Pei, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Z à OC à di à NP è I, meaning displacement and hardship. From the Analects of Confucius · Liren.
The origin of Idioms
In the Analects of Confucius, Li Ren, written by Lu konqiu in the spring and Autumn period, it is said that "if a gentleman does not violate benevolence when he has no final food, then he will make a good fortune, then he will make a good fortune."
Analysis of Idioms
Vagabond
Idiom usage
When people are forced to suffer from hunger and cold, they try to make a good living for food and clothing. General discussion on seclusion · Neo Confucianism I by Liu Xun in Yuan Dynasty
wander about in hurry and in misery
generous outside but scheming inside - wài kuān nèi shēn
give up the evil and follow the good - shèng cán qù shā
have one 's heart in the right place - hǎo xīn hǎo yì