tán
huā
xiàn

idiom
common

Meaning of 昙花一现

昙花一现 means a flash in the pan; a fleeting moment of glory; something rare that appears briefly and then vanishes. Pronounced tán huā yī xiàn.

  • a flash in the pan; a fleeting moment of glory; something rare that appears briefly and then vanishes

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
wèi
wǎng
luò
hóng
rén
de
zhǐ
shì
tán
huā
xiàn
 

This internet celebrity's popularity was just a flash in the pan.

de
chéng
gōng
bìng
fēi
tán
huā
xiàn
 
ér
shì
duō
nián
lěi
de
jié
guǒ
 

His success was not fleeting but the result of years of accumulation.

zhèng
dǎng
zài
xuǎn
zhōng
de
shèng
guò
shì
tán
huā
xiàn
 

That party's victory in the election was nothing but a flash in the pan.