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昙花一现
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昙花一现

昙花一现 — “Epiphyllum flower's brief appearance”

昙花一现 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes something beautiful or pleasant that appears briefly and then quickly vanishes, much like the short-lived bloom of the epiphyllum flower”. Literally, “Epiphyllum flower's brief appearance”.

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昙花一现 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 昙tán
  • 花huā
  • 一yī
  • 现xiàn

昙花一现 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
昙
tán8fleeting; short-lived; cloudy
花
huā8Flower, spend, colorful, blurry
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
现
xiàn8appear, present, current

Example Sentence with 昙花一现

那个新潮的设计虽然一度风靡,但很快就像昙花一现般消失在人们的记忆中。
Although that trendy design was once very popular, it quickly vanished from people's memories like a fleeting phenomenon.

Idioms Related to 昙花一现

Synonyms of 昙花一现

  • hǎo好jǐng景bù不cháng长Good times don't last long
  • shāo稍zòng纵jí即shì逝fleeting and easily missed

Antonyms of 昙花一现

  • wàn万gǔ古cháng长qīng青evergreen for all time

More idioms starting with 昙

  • tán昙huā花pào泡yǐng影a fleeting illusion

Questions about 昙花一现

What does 昙花一现 mean?
昙花一现 (tán huā yī xiàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes something beautiful or pleasant that appears briefly and then quickly vanishes, much like the short-lived bloom of the epiphyllum flower”.
How do you pronounce 昙花一现?
昙花一现 is pronounced tán huā yī xiàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 昙花一现 literally mean?
Literally, 昙花一现 means “Epiphyllum flower's brief appearance”. It is used to mean “describes something beautiful or pleasant that appears briefly and then quickly vanishes, much like the short-lived bloom of the epiphyllum flower”.
What is the Chinese definition of 昙花一现?
昙花:即优昙钵花,开放时间很短。比喻美好的事物或景象出现了一下,很快就消失。
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