星火燎原 (sing1 fo2 liu4 jyun4): 'a small spark can set fire to the entire wilderness', hence a metaphor to not underestimate the power of something that is seemingly small | Cantonese Dictionary

sing1 fo2 liu4 jyun4星火燎原

Jyutpingsing1 fo2 liu4 jyun4

Yalesīng fó lìuh yyùnh

Definition

'a small spark can set fire to the entire wilderness', hence a metaphor to not underestimate the power of something that is seemingly small; Catching Fire (The Hunger Games), a book

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