📖 Meaning
Describes a vast multitude of people gathering together in one place, like dense clouds and clustered stars. It conveys the image of an immense, tightly packed crowd converging from all directions.
📜 Origin Story
This idiom originates from the Ming dynasty play 'Xiang Nang Ji: Bai Wu' (《香囊记·败兀》) by Shao Can (邵璨). In the play, a character describes General Qiu's forces as fierce as tigers and numerous as bees, 'gathered like clouds and clustered like stars,' occupying every strategic pass and crossing. The phrase captures the overwhelming scale and density of the assembled troops.
💡 Example Usage
每逢重大节日，广场上云屯星聚，热闹非凡。
On major holidays, the square is packed with people gathered like clouds and stars, bustling with extraordinary energy.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 云屯星聚
- Pinyin: yún tún xīng jù
- Literal Translation: clouds, mass, stars, gather
- Category: Status
- Characters: 4