| 1 | 火烧火燎 | 火燒火燎 | huǒ shāo huǒ liáo | huo3 shao1 huo3 liao2 | restless with anxiety; unbearably hot and anxious | | |
| 2 | 燎 | 燎 | liáo | liao2 | to burn; to set afire | | |
| 3 | 燎泡 | 燎泡 | liáo pào | liao2 pao4 | blister (caused by burns) | | |
| 4 | 燎原 | 燎原 | liáo yuán | liao2 yuan2 | to start a prairie fire | | |
| 5 | 燎原之势 | 燎原之勢 | liáo yuán zhī shì | liao2 yuan2 zhi1 shi4 | like a wildfire spreading across the plains | | |
| 6 | 势如燎原 | 勢如燎原 | shì rú liáo yuán | shi4 ru2 liao2 yuan2 | to spread like wildfire (idiom) | | |
| 7 | 星火燎原 | 星火燎原 | xīng huǒ liáo yuán | xing1 huo3 liao2 yuan2 | A single spark can start a prairie fire. (idiom) | | |
| 8 | 星星之火,可以燎原 | 星星之火,可以燎原 | xīng xing zhī huǒ , kě yǐ liáo yuán | xing1 xing5 zhi1 huo3 , ke3 yi3 liao2 yuan2 | a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect | | |