星星之火，可以燎原
xīng​xīng​zhī​huǒ​kě​yǐ​liáo​yuán

a single spark can start a prairie fire

  • created reference approved 星星之火，可以燎原 → 星火燎原 (abbreviation) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    星星之火，可以燎原 xīng​xīng​zhī​huǒ​kě​yǐ​liáo​yuán

    星火燎原 xīng​huǒ​liáo​yuán

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  • created sense approved 星星之火，可以燎原 · xīng​xīng​zhī​huǒ​kě​yǐ​liáo​yuán · a single spark can start a prairie fire — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    星星之火，可以燎原

    xīng​xīng​zhī​huǒ​kě​yǐ​liáo​yuán

    a single spark can start a prairie fire

    a single spark can start a huge blaze; an insignificant cause can have a massive effect or can develop into a powerful force; often used to describe small movements that grow to be unstoppable

    xīng​xīng​zhī​huǒ​kě​yǐ​liào​yuán

    星星 (reduplication) → 星 · xīng · bit 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 火 (literal) → 火 · huǒ · fire ， (non_chinese) 可以 (literal) → 可以 · kě​yǐ · can 燎原 (literal) → 燎原 · liáo​yuán · to set the prairie ablaze

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