烽火四起

Mandarin · pinyin fēng huǒ sì qǐ

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  1. the fire of war in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
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烽
fēng · signal fire; signal tower
火
huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
四
sì · four
起
qǐ · rise, stand up; go up; begin
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1–3–4–3 · feng1 huo3 si4 qi3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fung1 fo2 sei3 hei2

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fung1 fo2 sei3 hei2

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烽火四起 · feng1 huo3 si4 qi3
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Exact source record烽火四起 烽火四起 [feng1 huo3 si4 qi3] /the fire of war in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war/