烽烟四起，战火纷飞

fēng yān sì qǐ , zhàn huǒ fēn fēi

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1. lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war

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Child Words of 烽烟四起，战火纷飞

• 起 起 qǐ: (for groups or occurrences) instance, time
• 四 四 sì: four
• 火 火 huǒ: fire
• 烟 烟 yān: cigarette or pipe tobacco
• 飞 飞 fēi: to fly
• 四起 四起 sì qǐ: to spring up everywhere
• 战 战 zhàn: to fight
• 战火 战火 zhàn huǒ: the flames of war
• 战火纷飞 战火纷飞 zhàn huǒ fēn fēi: fire of war everywhere (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
• 烽 烽 fēng: beacon fire
• 烽烟 烽烟 fēng yān: fire beacon (used as alarm signal over long distance)
• 烽烟四起 烽烟四起 fēng yān sì qǐ: lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
• 纷 纷 fēn: numerous
• 纷飞 纷飞 fēn fēi: to swirl in the air (of thickly falling snowflakes, flower petals etc)