tán​huā​yī​xiàn

flash in the pan

  • created reference approved 昙花一现/曇花一現 → 好景不常 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    昙花一现 / 曇花一現 tán​huā​yī​xiàn

    好景不常 hǎo​jǐng​bù​cháng

    synonym

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  • created reference approved 昙花一现/曇花一現 → 数见不鲜/數見不鮮 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    昙花一现 / 曇花一現 tán​huā​yī​xiàn

    数见不鲜 / 數見不鮮 shuò​jiàn​bù​xiān

    antonym

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  • created reference approved 昙花一现/曇花一現 → 优昙婆罗/優曇婆羅 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    昙花一现 / 曇花一現 tán​huā​yī​xiàn

    优昙婆罗 / 優曇婆羅 yōu​tán​pó​luó

    see

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  • created sense approved 昙花一现/曇花一現 · tán​huā​yī​xiàn · flash in the pan — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    昙花一现 / 曇花一現

    tán​huā​yī​xiàn

    flash in the pan

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

    tán​huā​yí​xiàn

    昙花 (literal) → 昙花/曇花 · tán​huā · queen of the night cactus 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · [suddenness] 现 (literal) → 现/現 · xiàn · to appear

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  • created sense approved 昙花一现/曇花一現 · tán​huā​yī​xiàn · rare appearance — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    昙花一现 / 曇花一現

    tán​huā​yī​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

    tán​huā​yí​xiàn

    昙花 (literal) → 昙花/曇花 · tán​huā · queen of the night cactus 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · [suddenness] 现 (literal) → 现/現 · xiàn · to appear

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