曇花一現(xiàn)
曇花一現(xiàn)
曇花(tán huā)是一種美麗而珍貴的花。這種花多在夜間開放,開花的時(shí)間又極短,很快就凋謝了。所以人們很難得看見。按照佛教的傳說(shuō),轉(zhuǎn)輪王出世。曇花才能生長(zhǎng)出來(lái),極力形容曇花難得出現(xiàn)。
“曇花一現(xiàn)”比喻事物或人物出現(xiàn)不久就消失了。
A flower that vanishes as soon as it appears
The broad-leaved epiphyllum is a beautiful and precious white flower which usually blooms at night, and its blossom only lasts for a brief period. According to a Buddhist legend, the plant blooms only on the birth of divine kings.
This idiom describes thing which disappear shortly after they come into being.
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