星星之火，可以燎原

Traditional form:

星星之火，可以燎原

Pinyin (reading):

xīngxingzhīhuǒ,kěyǐliáoyuán

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 星 - star, planet; a point of light
• 星 - star, planet; a point of light
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
• 火 - fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
• 可 - may, can, -able; possibly
• 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
• 燎 - to burn, to light; street lamp; signal fire
• 原 - source, origin, beginning

Traditional characters:

• 星 - star, planet; a point of light
• 星 - star, planet; a point of light
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
• 火 - fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
• 可 - may, can, -able; possibly
• 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
• 燎 - to burn, to light; street lamp; signal fire
• 原 - source, origin, beginning