Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
撥壴堦尰
English translation:
flower briefly as the broad-leaved epiphyllum; last briefly; be a flash in the pan.
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Chinoise
Jun 16, 2002 15:07
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撥壴堦尰
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| 5 +4 | flower briefly as the broad-leaved epiphyllum; last briefly; be a flash in the pan. |
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flower briefly as the broad-leaved epiphyllum; last briefly; be a flash in the pan.
If it refers to a person, the translation is : "a transient figure; a person of ephemeral importantce."
quoted from <<汉英词典>>(外语教学与研究出版社出版,1995.11)
Please note: The font is illegible. I happened to recognize it when I used the Japanese font to visit the Japanese forum. I think you need the translation for the Chinese idiom:"昙花一现".
quoted from <<汉英词典>>(外语教学与研究出版社出版,1995.11)
Please note: The font is illegible. I happened to recognize it when I used the Japanese font to visit the Japanese forum. I think you need the translation for the Chinese idiom:"昙花一现".
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Comment: "Thanks, really appreciate, specially pointed out that I was using the Japanese font which did bother me a lot to figure out what went wrong."
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