星星之火，可以燎原

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

star / heavenly body / satellite / small amount

star in the sky

(coll.) a star; the stars in the sky

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it

a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect

fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86

can / may / able to / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very

used in 可汗[ke4 han2]

can / may / possible / able to / not bad / pretty good

old variant of 以[yi3]

old variant of 以[yi3]

abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]

to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place)

to burn / to set afire

to singe

to start a prairie fire

surname Yuan / (Japanese surname) Hara

former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source