xiāo​yān

gunpowder smoke

  • created sense approved 硝烟/硝煙 · xiāo​yān · gunpowder smoke — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    硝烟 / 硝煙

    xiāo​yān

    gunpowder smoke

    the smoke resulting from an explosion of gunpowder or ammunition

    硝 (literal) → 硝 · xiāo · saltpeter 烟 (literal) → 烟/煙 · yān · smoke

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 硝烟/硝煙 · xiāo​yān · warfare — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    硝烟 / 硝煙

    xiāo​yān

    warfare

    the smoke of battle, used to refer to war or intense conflict; often used in phrases like [[硝烟弥漫|硝煙彌漫|xiao1 yan1 mi2 man4]]

    硝 (literal) → 硝 · xiāo · saltpeter 烟 (literal) → 烟/煙 · yān · smoke

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

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