昙
花
一
现
t
á
n
t
á
n
h
u
ā
h
u
ā
y
í
y
ī
x
i
à
n
x
i
à
n
Definitions
1. lit. the night blooming cactus shows once
2. flash in the pan (idiom)
3. short-lived
4. fleeting
Components
昙花
tán huā
–
Dutchman's Pipe (Epiphyllum oxypetalum)
一
yī
–
one
现
xiàn
–
to appear