烽火 (fēng huǒ) — signal fire; beacon; flames of war; war

Definition

Literary word for the beacon fires used in ancient China to signal military alerts, and by extension 'the flames of war.' Far more formal and historical than the everyday word 战争.

noun

signal firebeaconflames of warwar

Measure word · 阵

Examples

烽火。
Gǔ dài rén yòng fēng huǒ chuán dì xìn xī.
Ancient people used signal fires to transmit information.
烽火。
Zhàn zhēng de fēng huǒ màn yán dào le zhěng gè dì qū.
The flames of war spread to the entire region.
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fēng huǒ Tái shì gǔ dài zhòng yào de jūn shì shè shī.
Beacon towers were important military installations in ancient times.

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