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擺明車馬 (baai2 ming4 geoi1 maa5) — (in a chess game) to have the horse and chariot in the battle formation in Cantonese

baaiˊ²擺mingˎ₄明geoiˉ¹車maaˏ₅馬
简 摆明车马
Mandarin Pinyin: bai3 ming2 che1 ma3

Meaning of 擺明車馬

noun(in a chess game) to have the horse and chariot in the battle formation
nounby extension this means that sb is up front (has clear intentions) | also 開明車馬

Characters in 擺明車馬

擺baai2
wave; sway; swing; wag
明ming4
a Chinese family name
車ce1
Kangxi radical 159
馬maa5
Kangxi radical 187

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