新屎坑，三日香

Chinese

		new; newly; meso- (chem.)	latrine; toilet; cesspit latrine; toilet; cesspit; cesspool; manure pit		three	day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)	fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular
trad. (新屎坑，三日香)		新	屎坑	，	三	日	香
simp. #(新屎坑，三日香)		新	屎坑	，	三	日	香
Literally: “a new toilet smells good for three days”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): san¹ si² haang¹, saam¹ jat⁶ hoeng¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: san¹ si² haang¹, saam¹ jat⁶ hoeng¹
    • Yale: sān sí hāang, sāam yaht hēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: san¹ si² haang¹, saam¹ jat⁹ hoeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sen¹ xi² hang¹, sam¹ yed⁶ hêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn⁵⁵ siː³⁵ haːŋ⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ jɐt̚² hœːŋ⁵⁵/

Proverb

新屎坑，三日香

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

Synonyms

• 新箍馬桶三日香／新箍马桶三日香

Related terms

• 新屎坑

See also

• (Min Nan) 新屎礐好放屎／新屎𬒈好放屎