曇 tán

become cloudy, overcast

DEFINITIONS

  • become cloudy, overcast
  • dark clouds

WORDS

曇花 tán huā Dutchman's pipe cactus, aka Queen of the Night cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum)
曇花一現 tán huā yī xiàn lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once; flash in the pan (idiom); short-lived
瞿曇 qú tán Gautama, surname of the Siddhartha, the historical Buddha
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