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昙花一现
tán huā yī xiàn
What 昙花一现 means
- lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once
- flash in the pan (idiom)
- short-lived
The characters in 昙花一现
- 昙tándark clouds
- 花huāflower; blossom; fancy pattern
- 一yīone; single; a (article)
- 现xiànto appear; present; now
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