xīng​xīng​zhī​huǒ

single spark

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

    星星之火 xīng​xīng​zhī​huǒ

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

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  • created sense approved 星星之火 · xīng​xīng​zhī​huǒ · single spark — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    星星之火

    xīng​xīng​zhī​huǒ

    single spark

    a tiny spark; a minute bit of fire

    xīng​xing​zhī​huǒ

    星星 (reduplication) → 星 · xīng · bit 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 火 (literal) → 火 · huǒ · fire

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  • created sense approved 星星之火 · xīng​xīng​zhī​huǒ · small beginning — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    星星之火

    xīng​xīng​zhī​huǒ

    small beginning

    a tiny thing or insignificant cause that can grow into a powerful force or lead to a major disaster; often an abbreviation of [[星星之火,可以燎原|星星之火,可以燎原|xing1 xing1 zhi1 huo3 ke3 yi3 liao2 yuan2]]

    xīng​xing​zhī​huǒ

    星星 (reduplication) → 星 · xīng · bit 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 火 (literal) → 火 · huǒ · fire

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

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