láng​yān

smoke signal

  • created reference approved 狼烟/狼煙 → 道 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    狼烟 / 狼煙 láng​yān

    道 dào

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 狼烟/狼煙 · láng​yān · smoke signal — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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 (literal) → 狼 · láng · wolf 烟 (literal) → 烟/煙 · yān · smoke

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 狼烟/狼煙 · láng​yān · smoke of war — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    狼烟 / 狼煙

    láng​yān

    smoke of war

    a metaphor for war, fighting, or social unrest

    狼 (literal) → 狼 · láng · wolf 烟 (literal) → 烟/煙 · yān · smoke

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense