tán​huā​yī​xiàn

flash in the pan

Senses

昙花一现/ 曇花一現 tán​huā​yī​xiàn (also tán​huā​yí​xiàn) flash in the pan

(idiom) to flower briefly; describes a person or thing that is very short-lived or disappears quickly after appearing

昙花一现/ 曇花一現 tán​huā​yī​xiàn (also tán​huā​yí​xiàn) rare appearance

(idiom) originally a Buddhist reference to the rare blooming of the Udumbara flower, describing things that are exceptionally rare or precious or appearing only at the right moment

References

synonym 昙花一现/曇花一現 好景不常/好景不常
antonym 昙花一现/曇花一現 数见不鲜/數見不鮮
see 昙花一现/曇花一現 优昙婆罗/優曇婆羅