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周遊世界

简周游世界 · 繁周遊世界

Mandarin · pinyin zhōu yóu shì jiè

to travel around the world

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周: zhōu · Zhou dynasty; circumference
遊: yóu · wander, roam, travel
世: shì · generation; world; era
界: jiè · boundary, limit; domain; society; the world
游: yóu · to swim; float, drift; wander, roam

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1–2–4–4 · zhou1 you2 shi4 jie4

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zau1 jau4 sai3 gaai3

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