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周遊列國

简周游列国 · 繁周遊列國

Mandarin · pinyin zhōu yóu liè guó

to travel around many countries (idiom); peregrinations
refers to the travels of Confucius

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周: zhōu · Zhou dynasty; circumference
遊: yóu · wander, roam, travel
列: liè · a line; to arrange in order, classify
國: Look up this written character
游: yóu · to swim; float, drift; wander, roam
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state

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1–2–4–2 · zhou1 you2 lie4 guo2

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zau1 jau4 lit6 gwok3

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