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烽火连天 — “Warfare raging across the land”

烽火连天 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Warfare raging across the land”. The flames of battle spreading far and wide. Literally, “beacon fires connecting to the sky”.

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烽火连天 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 烽fēng
  • 火huǒ
  • 连lián
  • 天tiān

烽火连天 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
烽
fēng11beacon fire
火
huǒ4fire, urgent, popular
连
lián8to connect, link, continuously
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature

Example Sentence with 烽火连天

在那个动荡的年代,人们的生活充满了不确定性,烽火连天,家园难保。
In that tumultuous era, people's lives were full of uncertainty; warfare raged across the land, and homes were difficult to protect.

Idioms Related to 烽火连天

Synonyms of 烽火连天

  • pào炮huǒ火lián连tiān天intense continuous artillery fire
  • láng狼yān烟sì四qǐ起war alarms rising everywhere

Antonyms of 烽火连天

  • guó国tài泰mín民ān安peace and prosperity throughout the land
  • gē歌wǔ舞shēng升píng平superficial peace and prosperity

More idioms starting with 烽

  • fēng烽huǒ火sì四qǐ起widespread conflict and unrest
  • fēng烽huǒ火xiāng相lián连incessant warfare or ongoing conflicts
  • fēng烽huǒ火lián连nián年years of continuous warfare
  • fēng烽gǔ鼓bù不xī息unceasing conflict and turmoil

Questions about 烽火连天

What does 烽火连天 mean?
烽火连天 (fēng huǒ lián tiān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Warfare raging across the land”.
How do you pronounce 烽火连天?
烽火连天 is pronounced fēng huǒ lián tiān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 烽火连天 literally mean?
Literally, 烽火连天 means “beacon fires connecting to the sky”. It is used to mean “Warfare raging across the land”.
What is the Chinese definition of 烽火连天?
形容战火遍及各地。
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