狼烟四起

狼煙四起
lángyānsìqǐ
fire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war

CEDICT

四方边境升起报警的讯号。比喻外敌来犯，战事迭起，社会动荡不安。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 狼烟 lángyān smoke signal indicating the presence of hostile forces
2 四起 sìqǐ
  1. to spring up everywhere
  2. from all around

Related entries

烽烟遍地 fēngyānbiàndì fire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war