星火燎原

Chinese

		spark; meteor	to set the prairie ablaze
trad. (星火燎原)		星火	燎原
simp. #(星火燎原)		星火	燎原

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīnghuǒliáoyuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīnghuǒliáoyuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: singhuǒliáoyuán
    • Wade–Giles: hsing¹-huo³-liao²-yüan²
    • Yale: syīng-hwǒ-lyáu-ywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinghuooliauyuan
    • Palladius: синхоляоюань (sinxoljaojuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

Proverb

星火燎原

1. an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
2. (literally) even a spark can set the prairie blaze

See also

• 星星之火，可以燎原 (xīngxīng zhī huǒ, kěyǐ liáoyuán)
• 燎原之火