After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「狼煙四起」. Meaning and usage are below.
Today, we explore the idiom 「狼煙四起」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
Wolf smoke: the smoke rising from burning wolf dung when ancient border guards used it to sound the alarm. There were fireworks everywhere, sounding the alarm, indicating that the border was not peaceful.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
láng yān sì qǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
long4 yin1 sei3 hei2
Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.
