







孔席不适 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be constantly on the move, not settling in one place for long, often due to an urgent mission or dedication to a cause; similar to 'Confucius's mat not yet warm'”. Literally, “Confucius's mat not yet warm”.

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Open the tool →孔席不适 (kǒng xí bù shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be constantly on the move, not settling in one place for long, often due to an urgent mission or dedication to a cause; similar to 'Confucius's mat not yet warm'”.
孔席不适 is pronounced kǒng xí bù shì in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 孔席不适 means “Confucius's mat not yet warm”. It is used to mean “to be constantly on the move, not settling in one place for long, often due to an urgent mission or dedication to a cause; similar to 'Confucius's mat not yet warm'”.
指孔子急于推行其道,到处奔走,每至一处,坐席未暖,又急急他往,不暇安居。同“孔席不暖”。