A few stars peeked momentarily through the clouds.
Tips
memory
闪 (shǎn, 'flash') + 露 (lù, 'to reveal / show'). The compound captures something visible for only an instant — a perfect verb for fleeting expressions, glimpses through fog, or split-second tells.
register
More literary than spoken. In casual Chinese, 闪过 (shǎnguò) or 露出 (lùchū) cover similar ground; 闪露 sits comfortably in fiction or descriptive writing.
