风尘碌碌

風塵碌碌
fēngchénlùlù

to be busy with worldly affairs; toiling over ordinary chores

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 风尘 fēngchén
  1. windblown dust
  2. hardships of travel
  3. vicissitudes of life
  4. prostitution
2 碌碌 lùlù
  1. busy with miscellaneous work
  2. mediocre; ordinary; earthly; banal
  3. rolling (of wheels, eyeballs, etc.); constantly turning