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continuous wars · flames of battle raging everywhere · war-clouds spread everywhere

烽火连天
fēng huǒ lián tiān
f+ēng·1st toneh+uǒ·3rd tonel+ián·2nd tonet+iān·1st tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
fire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war狼烟四起láng yān sì qǐcannon firing for days on end (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war炮火连天pào huǒ lián tiāna hail (or rain) of bullets枪林弹雨qiāng lín dàn yǔ
Antonyms
(lit.) to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom) · (fig.) to make a show of happiness and prosperity歌舞升平gē wǔ shēng píngthe country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity国泰民安guó tài mín ān
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