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曇花一現 (taam4 faa1 jat1 jin6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

曇花一現 (taam4 faa1 jat1 jin6, tán huā yī xiàn) — lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once; flash in the pan (idiom); short-lived

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 曇 (taam4) — dark clouds; cloudy; overcast
• 曇花 (taam4 faa1) — Dutchman's pipe cactus, aka Queen of the Night cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum)
• 探悉 (taam3 sik1) — to ascertain
• 探戈舞 (taam3 gwo1 mou5) — the tango (dance)
• 探 (taam3) — (verb) to test (body temperature); to explore; to search out; to scout; to visi…
• 探明儲量 (taam3 ming4 cyu5 loeng6) — demonstrated; proven reserves

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