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曇花一現

曇花一現

See also: 昙花一现

Chinese

 
one; 1; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
appear; present; now; existing; current
trad. (曇花一現) 曇花
simp. (昙花一现) 昙花

Idiom

曇花一現

  1. like a flash in the pan, ephemeral, not longterm