(idiom) Originally, this described Confucius and Mozi traveling constantly: they never stayed long enough to warm their mats or blacken their stove flues.
(idiom) Originally, the expression describes Confucius and Mozi constantly traveling: they never stayed anywhere long enough to warm a mat or blacken a chimney.
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