Usage of the character 曇
tán
昙
[曇]
- dark clouds
Qútán
瞿昙
[瞿曇]
- Gautama, surname of the Siddhartha, the historical Buddha
tánhuā
昙花
[曇花]
- Dutchman's pipe cactus, aka Queen of the Night cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum)
tánhuāyīxiàn
昙花一现
[曇花一現]
- lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once
- flash in the pan (idiom)
- short-lived