眼前花

yǎnqiánhuā
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 fleeting glory; short-lived splendor
  2. 2 a trick or ploy to dazzle someone

Examples

Nà diǎn míngqi bùguò shì yǎnqiánhuā, hěn kuài jiù méi rén jìde le.
That bit of fame was just a fleeting bloom; soon no one remembered.
Bié bǎ tā de chéngnuò dàngzhēn, quán shì yǎnqiánhuā.
Don't take his promises seriously, they're all smoke and mirrors.

Tips

memory
Literally 'flowers before the eyes' — bright and beautiful but gone in a blink, whether as a burst of glory or as a clever ruse meant to distract.

Stroke Order

yǎn
qián
huā