星罗棋布

scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom); spread all over the place

star / heavenly body / satellite / small amount

gauze / to collect / to gather / to catch / to sift

variant of 布[bu4] / to announce / to spread

cloth / to declare / to announce / to spread / to make known

variant of 棋[qi2]

chess / chess-like game / a game of chess / CL:盤|盘[pan2] / chess piece / CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1]

variant of 棋[qi2]