昙花一现

tán huā yī xiàn

Selten

Definitionen

1. lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once
2. flash in the pan (idiom)
3. short-lived

Bestandteilwörter von 昙花一现

• 一 一 yī: one
• 花 花 huā: flower
• 昙 昙 tán: dark clouds
• 昙花 昙花 tán huā: Dutchman's pipe cactus, aka Queen of the Night cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum)
• 现 现 xiàn: to appear