粵

烽fung1煙jin1四sei3起hei2

simp烽烟四起also written烽菸四起
fung1 jin1 sei3 hei2fēng yān sì qǐ

English

  1. lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
  2. to have battles everywhere

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 四圍都出現戰役

Examples

  • 二次大戰期間,烽煙四起。

    During the WWII, battles were everywhere.

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

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