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烽烟
烽煙
fēngyān
1. fire beacon (used as alarm signal over long distance)

Character Breakdown

烽
fēng
beacon, signal fire
11 丶
烟
yān
smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes
HSK 4 10 丶

Compound Words (3)

烽烟四起
fēngyānsìqǐ
lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
烽烟遍地
fēngyānbiàndì
fire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
烽烟四起，战火纷飞
fēngyānsìqǐ,zhànhuǒfēnfēi
lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war

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