曇花一現 — tan2 hua1 yi1 xian4 — Chinese Dictionary

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曇

花

一

現

曇

花

一

現

Definitions4 characters

tan² hua¹ yi¹ xian⁴

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

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

曇

花

一

現

As word

1

tan²

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

2

hua¹

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

3

yi¹

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

4

xian⁴

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