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From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 星星之火,可以燎原 [ㄒㄧㄥ ˙ㄒㄧㄥ ㄓ ㄏㄨㄛˇ , ㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ; 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