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星星之火，可以燎原

xīng xing zhī huǒ , kě yǐ liáo yuán

Definitions

  1. 1. a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect

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Child Words of 星星之火，可以燎原

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

以
yǐ

to use

原
yuán

former

可
kě

can

可以
kě yǐ

can

星星
xīng xing

(coll.) a star; the stars in the sky

火
huǒ

fire

星
xīng

star

星星之火
xīng xing zhī huǒ

a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect

燎
liáo

to burn

燎
liǎo

to singe

燎原
liáo yuán

to start a prairie fire