"星火燎原" meaning in Chinese

See 星火燎原 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 星火燎原
  1. short for 星星之火,可以燎原 (xīngxīng zhī huǒ, kěyǐ liáoyuán) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, idiomatic Alternative form of: 星星之火 (extra: xīngxīng zhī huǒ, kěyǐ liáoyuán), 可以燎原 (extra: xīngxīng zhī huǒ, kěyǐ liáoyuán)
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "even a spark can set the prairie blaze",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
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          "extra": "xīngxīng zhī huǒ, kěyǐ liáoyuán",
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          "extra": "xīngxīng zhī huǒ, kěyǐ liáoyuán",
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      "glosses": [
        "short for 星星之火,可以燎原 (xīngxīng zhī huǒ, kěyǐ liáoyuán)"
      ],
      "id": "en-星火燎原-zh-phrase-b6Ik12IJ",
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      "tags": [
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh_pron": "xīnghuǒliáoyuán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄒㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "xīnghuǒliáoyuán"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄒㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "singhuǒliáoyuán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hsing¹-huo³-liao²-yüan²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "syīng-hwǒ-lyáu-ywán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shinghuooliauyuan"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sinxoljaojuanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "синхоляоюань"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕiŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
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  "word": "星火燎原"
}
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  "literal_meaning": "even a spark can set the prairie blaze",
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          "extra": "xīngxīng zhī huǒ, kěyǐ liáoyuán",
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 火",
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      "zh_pron": "xīnghuǒliáoyuán"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄒㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "xīnghuǒliáoyuán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄒㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "singhuǒliáoyuán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hsing¹-huo³-liao²-yüan²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "syīng-hwǒ-lyáu-ywán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shinghuooliauyuan"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sinxoljaojuanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "синхоляоюань"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕiŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
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  "word": "星火燎原"
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