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狼烟
láng​yān

smoke signal

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

狼烟/ 狼煙 láng​yān smoke signal

a smoke signal used in ancient times as a military warning; traditionally believed to be produced by burning wolf dung

狼烟/ 狼煙 láng​yān smoke of war

a metaphor for war, fighting, or social unrest

References

classifier 狼烟/狼煙 → 道/道
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