WordTaiwan frequency #26,109
曇花一現
ㄊㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄧ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
“brief and fleeting appearance; something that appears briefly then vanishes quickly”
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曇
ㄊㄢˊ
to become cloudy; overcast; clouds; a Buddhist term from Sanskrit dharma, meaning 'law' or 'teaching'
花
ㄏㄨㄚ
Flower or blossom; a pattern or design; to spend money or time; a surname; (Taiwan) a beautiful woman; (Taiwan) having flowers or patterns.
一
ㄧ
The number one; single; a; as soon as; entire; whole; all; a "one" radical in Chinese characters; also used for clarity when spelling out numbers.
現
ㄒㄧㄢˋ
to appear; to manifest; present; existing; current; now; cash (short for 現金)
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 現在ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄗㄞˋnow; at present; currently; nowadays
- 發現ㄈㄚ ㄒㄧㄢˋto discover; to find; to notice; to become aware of; to detect
- 第一ㄉㄧˋ ㄧfirst; foremost; primary; most important; number one; top; leading; best.
- 一樣ㄧ ㄧㄤˋsame; identical; equal; just like; the same as; just as
- 一些ㄧ ㄒㄧㄝsome; a few; a little; (after an adjective) slightly …er
- 一定ㄧ ㄉㄧㄥˋcertainly; definitely; surely; fixed; settled; a certain amount or degree; to a certain extent
- 出現ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄢˋto appear; to emerge; to show up; to arise; to come into view
- 一直ㄧ ㄓˊcontinuously; all the time; without interruption; straight ahead; a straight vertical stroke in writing
- 一起ㄧ ㄑㄧˇin the same place; together; in company with; altogether; in total; a case or instance of something (e.g., an accident, dispute).
- 一點ㄧ ㄉㄧㄢˇa little; a bit; (in negatives) not at all; a bit more (after adjectives); a point in discussion; one o'clock; dot stroke in calligraphy
- 一般ㄧ ㄅㄢcommon; ordinary; usual; general; generally; in general; same; identical.
- 表現ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋto show; to display; to manifest; expression; behavior; performance (at work, etc.).