昙花一现

tán huā yī xiàn

Rare

Definitions

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

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Child Words of 昙花一现

one

flower

dark clouds

Dutchman's pipe cactus, aka Queen of the Night cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum)

to appear