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Open the tool →燎原之火 (liáo yuán zhī huǒ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a prairie fire”.
燎原之火 is pronounced liáo yuán zhī huǒ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 燎原之火 means “fire that spreads across the prairie”. It is used to mean “a prairie fire”.
燎原:火烧原野。大火。比喻气势壮大的群众运动