烽烟四起

烽煙四起
fēngyānsìqǐ
lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war

CEDICT

to have wars taking place everywhere

Wiktionary

比喻到处有战乱。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 烽烟 fēngyān fire beacon (used as alarm signal over long distance)
2 四起 sìqǐ
  1. to spring up everywhere
  2. from all around