烽火

fēnghuǒ
fire beacon (to give alarm)

CEDICT

  1. (figuratively) war; conflict
  2. signal-fire used in ancient China to warn of an approaching enemy
  3. war; conflict

Wiktionary

  1. 兵乱。
  2. 古时军队用来示警、传递军情的烟火。

重編國語辭典

  1. 古代中国军队用来示警、传递军情的烟火。白天以烟，入夜以火。
  2. 战争；战乱

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 烽 fēng beacon fire
2 火 huǒ
  1. fire
  2. urgent
  3. ammunition
  4. fiery or flaming
  5. internal heat (Chinese medicine)
  6. hot (popular)
  7. classifier for military units (old)
  8. Kangxi radical 86

Containing this entry

烽火四起 fēnghuǒsìqǐ the fire of war in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
烽火台 fēnghuǒtái

Related entries

烽烟 fēngyān fire beacon (used as alarm signal over long distance)