「三分鐘熱度」

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Pronunciation：	saam1 fan1 zung1 jit6 dou6
Individual Character Meaning：	三 three 分 to divide; component; mark; point; cent; penny; 0.1 dime; a unit of length; 1/8 inch; unit of land area; (geometry) minute; 1/60 of a degree; 0.01 tael; one-tenth; to split; to share; to distribute; to distinguish 鐘 clock; bell; electric doorbell; hour; time 熱 hot; popular; craze; mania; fad 度 place; to measure; degree; standard; limit; consideration; appearance; tolerance; approximately; about; around; spot; boundaries; to devise; to work out; to ponder; 1kl of water usage
Part of Speech：	expression
Explanation：	(of people) to be fickle; to get enthusiastic and then quickly lose interest; literally: three minutes' heat (Cant.) 唔m4好hou2成seng4日jat6咁gam3三saam1分fan1鐘zung1熱jit6度dou6啦laa1，玩waan2完jyun4呢ni1樣joeng6樂ngok6器hei3就zau6話waa6冇mou5興hing3趣ceoi3然jin4後hau6玩waan2第dai6二ji6樣joeng6，嘥saai1錢cin2之zi1餘jyu4又jau6學hok6唔m4識sik1。揾wan2樣joeng6鍾zung1意ji3嘅ge3樂ngok6器hei3玩waan2一jat1世sai3啦laa1。 (Eng.) Don't always lose your passion soon. After playing a certain instrument you just run out of love, wasting money but learning nothing. Look for an instrument you fancy to play in your whole life. (Cant.) 你nei5份fan6人jan4淨zing6係hai6得dak1三saam1分fan1鐘zung1熱jit6度dou6，好hou2難naan4唔m4畀bei2人jan4睇tai2死sei2㗎gaa3噃bo3。 (Eng.) You get enthusiastic too shortly that no wonder others look down on you.
See also：	花心蘿蔔朝三暮四軟弱五時花六時變
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