周游列国 zhōu yóu liè guó

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

周 zhōu Zhou dynasty; circumference
游 yóu to swim; float, drift; wander, roam
列 liè a line; to arrange in order, classify
国 guó nation, country, nation-state