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烽煙

简烽烟 · 繁烽煙

Mandarin · pinyin fēng yān

fire beacon (used as alarm signal over long distance)

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烽: fēng · signal fire; signal tower
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烟: yān · smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes

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1–1 · feng1 yan1

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noun · Etymology 1

(historical) beacon fire
(figurative) war; warfare

noun · Etymology 2

(～節目) (Cantonese) phone-in

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