星火燎原
Chinese
| spark; meteor | to set the prairie ablaze | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (星火燎原) | 星火 | 燎原 | |
| simp. #(星火燎原) | 星火 | 燎原 | |
| Literally: “even a spark can set the prairie blaze”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xīnghuǒliáoyuán
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: singhuǒliáoyuán
- Wade–Giles: hsing1-huo3-liao2-yüan2
- Yale: syīng-hwǒ-lyáu-ywán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinghuooliauyuan
- Palladius: синхоляоюань (sinxoljaojuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
星火燎原
- short for 星星之火，可以燎原 (xīngxīng zhī huǒ, kěyǐ liáoyuán)