新屎坑

Chinese

		new; newly; meso- (chem.)	latrine; toilet; cesspit latrine; toilet; cesspit; cesspool; manure pit
trad. (新屎坑)		新	屎坑
simp. #(新屎坑)		新	屎坑

Etymology

The first part of the proverb 新屎坑，三日香 (san1 si2 haang1, saam1 jat6 hoeng1, “new toilet: fresh for three days”).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): san¹ si² haang¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: san¹ si² haang¹
    • Yale: sān sí hāang
    • Cantonese Pinyin: san¹ si² haang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sen¹ xi² hang¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn⁵⁵ siː³⁵ haːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

新屎坑

1. (Cantonese) a passing fad; something new that attracts interest in the beginning but is quickly forgotten