星羅棋布
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Chinese[edit]
star; satellite; small amount | to collect; to gather; to catch to collect; to gather; to catch; to shift; gauze |
any chess-like game or game requiring strategy | to declare; to announce; to spread to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known; spread; (cotton) cloth | ||
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trad. (星羅棋布) | 星 | 羅 | 棋 | 布 | |
simp. (星罗棋布) | 星 | 罗 | 棋 | 布 | |
Literally: “scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
星羅棋布
- to be spread all over the place; to be dotted with