烟熏火燎 yān xūn huǒ liǎo

DEFINITIONS

  1. smoke and baking fire (idiom); surrounded by flames and smoke

CHARACTERS

烟 yān
HSK 4
smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes
熏 xūn
HSK 6
smoke, fog, vapor; smoke, cure
火 huǒ
HSK 2
fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
燎 liǎo to burn, set afire; to illuminate; a signal lamp