昙花(tán huā): Dutchman's pipe cactus, aka Queen of the Night cactus…
Dutchman's pipe cactus, aka Queen of the Night cactus…
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- tán huā
- Meaning
- Dutchman's pipe cactus, aka Queen of the Night cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum)
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- 曇花
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 昙花 — tap one to open its word page.
myriad
(idiom) rare or exotic flowers and plants
lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once
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pork belly
(female) social butterfly; socialite
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