星星之火，可以燎原

Chinese

				can; may; can can; may; can; to be able	to set the prairie ablaze
simp. and trad. (星星之火，可以燎原)		星星之火	，	可以	燎原
Literally: “a single spark can start a huge blaze”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīngxīng zhī huǒ, kěyǐ liáoyuán

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥㄒㄧㄥㄓㄏㄨㄛˇ, ㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing¹ sing¹ zi¹ fo², ho² ji⁵ liu⁴ jyun⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīngxīng zhī huǒ, kěyǐ liáoyuán [Phonetic: xīngxīngzhīhuǒ,kéyǐliáoyuán]
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥㄒㄧㄥㄓㄏㄨㄛˇ, ㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingshing jy huuo, keeyyi liauyuan
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ y̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing¹ sing¹ zi¹ fo², ho² ji⁵ liu⁴ jyun⁴
  - Yale: sīng sīng jī fó, hó yíh lìuh yùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing¹ sing¹ dzi¹ fo², ho² ji⁵ liu⁴ jyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing¹ xing¹ ji¹ fo², ho² yi⁵ liu⁴ yun⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵ hɔː³⁵ jiː¹³ liːu̯²¹ jyːn²¹/

Idiom

星星之火，可以燎原

an insignificant cause can have a massive effect

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