浓烟滚滚 (nóng yān) — (chengyu) billows of thick smoke; smoke rolling in dense clouds
Definition
A vivid chengyu describing thick smoke rising and swirling in dense clouds, typically from fire or heavy pollution. The repetition of 滚滚 emphasizes continuous, rolling motion.
idiom
(chengyu) billows of thick smokesmoke rolling in dense clouds
Examples
- ，浓烟滚滚，。Dà lóu qǐ huǒ, nóng yān, jǐ gōng lǐ wài dōu néng kàn jiàn.The building caught fire, and thick smoke billowed, visible from several kilometers away.
- 浓烟滚滚，。Gōng chǎng mào chū de nóng yān, ràng zhōu wéi jū mín shí fēn dān xīn.The thick smoke billowing from the factory made nearby residents very worried.
- 浓烟滚滚，。Xiāo fáng yuán chōng jìn nóng yān zhī zhōng, jiù chū le bèi kùn de hái zi.The firefighters rushed into the billowing thick smoke and rescued the trapped child.
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