疲於奔命

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Chinese

weary
 
in; at; to
in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname
 to rush about; to be kept busy; to issue an emergency order
trad. (疲於奔命) 疲 於 奔命
simp. (疲于奔命) 疲 于 奔命

Etymology

《左傳·成公七年》:

巫臣自晉遺二子書曰：「爾以讒慝貪惏事君，而多殺不辜，余必使爾罷於奔命以死。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
巫臣自晋遗二子书曰：「尔以谗慝贪惏事君，而多杀不辜，余必使尔罢于奔命以死。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE
Wūchén zì Jìn wèi èrzǐ shū yuē: “Ěr yǐ chántè tānlán shìjūn, ér duō shā bùgū, yú bì shǐ ěr pí yú bēnmìng yǐ sǐ.”
Wuchen sent a letter to the two from Jin, in which it was written: "You have been serving the monarch with your slanderous counsels, evil deeds, and rapacious greed. You have killed many innocent people. I swear I will make you die restless and exhausted."

Pronunciation

Idiom

疲於奔命

  1. to be tired and exhausted from constantly running around; to be tired to death with hustling and bustling
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