烽烟四起

Traditional: 烽煙四起

fēng yān sì qǐ

Dictionary entry

lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war

What does 烽烟四起 mean?

烽烟四起 (fēng yān sì qǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war

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烽fēngbeacon fire 烟yāncigarette or pipe tobacco · CL:根[gen1]四sìfour · 4 起qǐto rise · to raise

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