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烽燧 (fung1 seoi6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

烽燧 (fung1 seoi6, 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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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 烽 (fung1) — beacon fire; signal fire
• 烽火 (fung1 fo2) — fire beacon (to give alarm)
• 烽火四起 (fung1 fo2 sei3 hei2) — the fire of war in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
• 烽煙 (fung1 jin1) — fire beacon (used as alarm signal over long distance)
• 烽煙四起 (fung1 jin1 sei3 hei2) — lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
• 烽煙遍地 (fung1 jin1 pin3 dei6) — fire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war

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