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Traditional (switch to Simplified)

曇花一現 (昙花一现)

tán huā yī xiàn

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

曇
=
日
+
雲
花
=
艹
+
化
一
=
一
現
=
王
+
見

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