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昙花一现
tán​huā​yī​xiàn

flash in the pan

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 昙花 曇花 tán​huā
    queen of the night cactus
    A variety of night-blooming cactus with large, white flowers that open at night and wither within a few hours; also called Dutchman's pipe cactus.
  2. 一 yī adverbnumeral
    [suddenness]
    Used before a verb to indicate that an action or situation occurs suddenly or unexpectedly.
  3. 现 現 xiàn verb
    to appear
    to show; to display; to reveal