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烽燧

Mandarin · pinyin fēng suì

fire beacon tower (used in frontier regions in former times to relay information about the enemy, using smoke by day and fire at night)

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烽: fēng · signal fire; signal tower
燧: suì · flintstone; beacon, signal fire; torch

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1–4 · feng1 sui4

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fung1 seoi6

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noun

system of smoke signals used in ancient China

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