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烽烟四起,战火纷飞

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fēng yān sì qǐ , zhàn huǒ fēn fēi

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

Child Words of 烽烟四起,战火纷飞

纷飞
fēn fēi

to swirl in the air (of thickly falling snowflakes, flower petals etc)

烽烟
fēng yān

fire beacon (used as alarm signal over long distance)

战火
zhàn huǒ

the flames of war

烽烟四起
fēng yān sì qǐ

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

四起
sì qǐ

to spring up everywhere

纷
fēn

numerous

火
huǒ

fire

烟
yān

cigarette or pipe tobacco

烽
fēng

beacon fire

战火纷飞
zhàn huǒ fēn fēi

fire of war everywhere (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war

飞
fēi

to fly

四
sì

four

战
zhàn

to fight

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