A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire
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xīng星2
zhī之3
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yǐ以6
liáo燎7
yuán原8
A single spark can set the whole prairie ablaze.
1-2. tiny sparks (lit. 'star, star' — a single small spark)
3. possessive/attributive particle 'of'
4. fire
5-6. can, is able to (compound modal 可以)
7. to set ablaze, to ignite
8. plain, prairie, open field