颠沛流离 diān pèi liú lí

DEFINITIONS

  1. homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight
  2. to drift

CHARACTERS

颠 diān top, peak, summit; upset
沛 pèi abundant, full, copious; sudden
流 liú flow, circulate, drift; class
离 lí rare beast; strange; elegant