Tā niánqīng shí zǒubiàn le dōng-nán-xī-běi, jiànduō-shíguǎng.
He traveled all over when he was young and has seen a great deal of the world.
Tips
usage
Chinese lists the directions as east, south, west, north. 分不清东南西北 "can't tell which way is which" also means being completely lost or confused.
culture
These are the four wind tiles of mahjong. Children also call the folded-paper fortune teller (cootie catcher) a 东南西北, after the directions written on its flaps.
