粵

烽fung1煙jin1

simp烽烟also written烽菸
fung1 jin1fēng yān

English

  1. fire beacon (used as alarm signal over long distance)
  2. smoke beacon; metaphor for war

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 烽火燧煙,引申指戰爭

Examples

  • 呢個皇帝好中意打仗,成日搞到烽煙四起。

    This emperor liked waging war very much and often caused mayhem across the country.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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