Xiāoyān sàn qù hòu, shìbīng men qīngdiǎn shāngwáng.
After the smoke cleared, soldiers counted the casualties.
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硝 refers to saltpeter (potassium nitrate), a key ingredient in gunpowder — so 硝烟 is literally 'saltpeter smoke,' the acrid smoke of black-powder weapons.
