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星羅棋佈 (sing1 lo4 kei4 bou3) — spreading, like stars shifting and chess pieces populating the board in Cantonese

singˉ¹星loˎ₄羅keiˎ₄棋bou˗₃佈
简 星罗棋布
Mandarin Pinyin: xing1 luo2 qi2 bu4

Meaning of 星羅棋佈

nounspreading, like stars shifting and chess pieces populating the board
nounto spread all over; dotted everywhere

Characters in 星羅棋佈

星sing1
droplets; small particles of anything; very tiny
羅lo4
catch birds with a net
棋kei4
chess or any board game
佈bou3
announce; publicise; declare

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