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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1瞿昙 瞿曇 tánQu2 tan2Gautama, surname of the Siddhartha, the historical Buddha
2 tántan2dark clouds
3昙花 曇花 tán huātan2 hua1Dutchman's pipe cactus, aka Queen of the Night cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum)
4昙花一现 曇花一現 tán huā xiàntan2 hua1 yi1 xian4lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once; flash in the pan (idiom); short-lived