Word information
Simplified烽燧
Traditional烽燧
Pinyinfēng suì
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Chinese word dictionary
烽燧
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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烽火fēng huǒ
fire beacon (to give alarm)
烽烟fēng yānfire beacon (used as alarm signal over long distance)
烽火四起fēng huǒ sì qǐthe fire of war in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
烽烟四起fēng yān sì qǐlit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
烽烟遍地fēng yān biàn dìfire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
燧石suì shíflint