| 星星之火，可以燎原 |
xīng xing zhī huǒ , kě yǐ liáo yuán |
a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect |
| 星 |
xīng |
star / heavenly body / satellite / small amount |
| 星星 |
xīng xing |
(coll.) a star; the stars in the sky |
| 星星之火 |
xīng xing zhī huǒ |
a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect |
| 星 |
xīng |
star / heavenly body / satellite / small amount |
| 之 |
zhī |
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it |
| 火 |
Huǒ |
surname Huo |
| 火 |
huǒ |
fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86 |
| 可 |
kě |
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able / to approve; to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very / but; however |
| 可 |
kè |
used in 可汗 |
| 可以 |
kě yǐ |
can / may / possible / able to / not bad / pretty good |
| 以 |
yǐ |
old variant of 以 |
| 以 |
yǐ |
old variant of 以 |
| 以 |
Yǐ |
abbr. for Israel 以色列 |
| 以 |
yǐ |
to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place) |
| 燎 |
liáo |
to burn / to set afire |
| 燎 |
liǎo |
to singe |
| 燎原 |
liáo yuán |
to start a prairie fire |
| 原 |
Yuán |
surname Yuan / (Japanese surname) Hara |
| 原 |
yuán |
former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source |