昙花一现

tán huā yī xiàn

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 昙花一现

一
yī

one

花
huā

flower

昙
tán

dark clouds

昙花
tán huā

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

现
xiàn

to appear