xīng​xīng​zhī​huǒ​kě​yǐ​liáo​yuán

a single spark can start a prairie fire

  1. reduplication
    bit
    a tiny amount; a small, scattered particle or sparkle; a speck
  2. zhī particle
    [possessive]
    Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to de but used in formal or literary writing.
  3. fire
    fire; light and heat produced by burning; flames
  4. non-Chinese
  5. can
    To be able to; to be possible; describes having the capacity or a use for something.
  6. to set the prairie ablaze
    to burn across a plain; also used to describe a situation spreading rapidly or getting out of control like a prairie fire