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Open the tool →黔突暖席 (qián tū nuǎn xí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be constantly on the move”.
黔突暖席 is pronounced qián tū nuǎn xí in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 黔突暖席 means “chimney not blackened, seat not warmed”. It is used to mean “to be constantly on the move”.
原意是孔子、墨子四处周游,每到一处,坐席没有坐暖,灶突没有熏黑,又匆匆地到别处去了。形容忙于世事,各处奔走。