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狼煙四起

简狼烟四起 · 繁狼煙四起

Mandarin · pinyin láng yān sì qǐ

fire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war

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狼: láng · wolf
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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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