fēng yān biàn dìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
fire beacons on all sides (idiom) / enveloped in the flames of war
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

烽煙遍地 烽烟遍地 [feng1 yan1 bian4 di4] /fire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war/

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Other forms in these source records: 烽煙遍地

  • 烽
    fēng

    beacon fire

  • 烟
    yān

    cigarette or pipe tobacco / CL:根[gēn] / smoke / mist / vapour / CL:縷|缕[lǚ] / tobacco plant / (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke / tobacco (variant of 煙|烟[yān])

  • 遍
    biàn

    everywhere / all over / classifier for actions: one time

  • 地
    de

    -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

    dì

    earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[piàn]

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