星火燎原
xīng​huǒ​liáo​yuán

a single spark can start a prairie fire

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

    星火燎原 xīng​huǒ​liáo​yuán

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

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 星火燎原 · xīng​huǒ​liáo​yuán · a single spark can start a prairie fire — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    星火燎原

    xīng​huǒ​liáo​yuán

    a single spark can start a prairie fire

    A small spark can cause a massive fire; metaphorically describes how a tiny force can grow into a powerful movement or how a minor issue can lead to a great disaster.

    xīng​huǒ​liào​yuán

    星 (literal) → 星 · xīng · bit 火 (literal) → 火 · huǒ · fire 燎 (literal) → 燎 · liáo · to burn 原 (literal) → 原 · yuán · plain

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

    created sense