noun
evanescent glory; passing prosperity
A yojijukugo (four-character idiom) expressing the fleeting nature of worldly glory or prosperity, likened to the brief bloom of the hibiscus flower. Used in literary or formal contexts.
栄華も槿花一朝の夢に過ぎない。
Even glory is but a fleeting dream like the morning glory.
From Chinese classical literature, combining 槿花 (hibiscus flower, which blooms and withers quickly) and 一朝 (one morning), symbolizing the brevity of glory.