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狼煙四起

简 狼烟四起 · 繁 狼煙四起
Mandarin · pinyin láng yān sì qǐ

Meanings

  1. fire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
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狼
láng · wolf
煙
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四
sì · four
起
qǐ · rise, stand up; go up; begin
烟
yān · smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes
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2–1–4–3 · lang2 yan1 si4 qi3

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狼煙四起 · lang2 yan1 si4 qi3
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Exact source record狼煙四起 狼烟四起 [lang2 yan1 si4 qi3] /fire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war/