曇花一現

Simplified: 昙花一现

tánhuāyīxiàn ㄊㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄧ ㄒㄧㄢˋ

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

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