昙花一现
昙花一现
tán huā yī xiàn
lit. the night blooming cactus shows once; flash in the pan (idiom); short-lived
idiom
Traditional: 曇花一現
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- (idiom) lit. the night blooming cactus shows once
- flash in the pan (idiom)
- short-lived
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Related Words
一之为甚(yī zhī wéi shèn)— Once is enough (idiom)
→一人得道，鸡犬升天(yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān)— lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
→一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳(yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng)— bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
→一心二用(yī xīn èr yòng)— to do two things at once (idiom)
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