星星之火，可以燎原

xīng xing zhī huǒ , kě yǐ liáo yuán

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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 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 以 以 yǐ: to use
• 原 原 yuán: former
• 可 可 kě: can
• 可以 可以 kě yǐ: can
• 星星 星星 xīng xing: (coll.) a star; the stars in the sky
• 火 火 huǒ: fire
• 星 星 xīng: star
• 星星之火 星星之火 xīng xing zhī huǒ: a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
• 燎 燎 liáo: to burn
• 燎 燎 liǎo: to singe
• 燎原 燎原 liáo yuán: to start a prairie fire