烽火四起 fēng huǒ sì qǐ

war breaking out everywhere; chaos of war

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. the fire of war in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war

Characters

Character Meaning
烽 fēng
beacon fire
火 huǒ HSK 2
fire; hot (popular); fiery or flaming
四 sì HSK 1
four; 4
起 qǐ HSK 1
to get up; to rise; to start