星星之火，可以燎原 in English xing1 xing5 zhi1 huo3 , ke3 yi3 liao2 yuan2 Meaning

Meanings

• a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiomatic expression); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect

Pinyin

xing1 xing5 zhi1 huo3 , ke3 yi3 liao2 yuan2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

星xing1star 星xing1star 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 火huo3surname Huo ， 可ke3can 以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 燎liao2to burn 原yuan2Hara (Japanese surname)