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新屎坑
san1 si2 haang1
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a passing fad; new thing that cannot hold people's interest long [lit] new public toilet This is the first part of a 歇後語 that has 三日香 as the second part. Literally, it means that even a new public toilet smells good for the first three days. Figuratively, it refers to anything which is of great interest to people but will be put aside like trash within a short time.
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Characters in this word:新 san1 - new; novel; fresh; beginning屎 si2 - excrement; no good 坑 haang1 - pit; bury alive; entrap |
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