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Jyutping saam1 fan1 zung1 jit6 dou6
Pinyin sān fēn zhōng rè dù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. brief period of enthusiasm
  2. flash in the pan
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    熱情​開始​冇​耐​就​消逝​,​唔​能夠​持久​;​好快​喪失​興趣
    (of people) to be fickle; to get enthusiastic and then quickly lose interest; literally: three minutes' heat
    • 唔好成日咁三分鐘熱度啦,玩完呢樣樂器就話冇興趣然後玩第二樣,嘥錢之餘又學唔識。揾樣鍾意嘅樂器玩一世啦。
      唔好成日咁三分钟热度啦,玩完呢样乐器就话冇兴趣然后玩第二样,嘥钱之余又学唔识。揾样钟意嘅乐器玩一世啦。
      m4 hou2 seng4 jat6 gam3 saam1 fan1 zung1 jit6 dou6 laa1, waan2 jyun4 ni1 joeng6 ngok6 hei3 zau6 waa6 mou5 hing3 ceoi3 jin4 hau6 waan2 dai6 ji6 joeng6, saai1 cin2 zi1 jyu4 jau6 hok6 m4 sik1. wan2 joeng6 zung1 ji3 ge3 ngok6 hei3 waan2 jat1 sai3 laa1.
      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.
    • 你份人淨係得三分鐘熱度,好難唔畀人睇死㗎噃。
      你份人净系得三分钟热度,好难唔畀人睇死㗎噃。
      nei5 fan6 jan4 zing6 hai6 dak1 saam1 fan1 zung1 jit6 dou6, hou2 naan4 m4 bei2 jan4 tai2 sei2 gaa3 bo3.
      You get enthusiastic too shortly that no wonder others look down on you.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    short-lived passion or interest
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我的朋友总是三分钟热度,一年就换了三份工作。
    我的朋友總是三分鐘熱度,一年就換了三份工作。
    wǒ de péng you zǒng shì sān fēn zhōng rè dù , yī nián jiù huàn le sān fèn gōng zuò 。
    • My friend has had three jobs in a year; he never sticks to anything for long.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我做咩都系三分钟热度。
    我做咩都係三分鐘熱度。
    ngo5 zou6 me1 dou1 hai6 saam1 fan1 zung1 jit6 dou6 。
    • I get bored quickly in everything I do.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    唔好成日咁三分钟热度啦,玩完呢样乐器就话冇兴趣然后玩第二样,嘥钱之余又学唔识。揾样钟意嘅乐器玩一世啦。
    唔好成日咁三分鐘熱度啦,玩完呢樣樂器就話冇興趣然後玩第二樣,嘥錢之餘又學唔識。揾樣鍾意嘅樂器玩一世啦。
    m4 hou2 seng4 jat6 gam3 saam1 fan1 zung1 jit6 dou6 laa1, waan2 jyun4 ni1 joeng6 ngok6 hei3 zau6 waa6 mou5 hing3 ceoi3 jin4 hau6 waan2 dai6 ji6 joeng6, saai1 cin2 zi1 jyu4 jau6 hok6 m4 sik1. wan2 joeng6 zung1 ji3 ge3 ngok6 hei3 waan2 jat1 sai3 laa1.
    • 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.
  2. Cantonese
    你份人净系得三分钟热度,好难唔畀人睇死㗎噃。
    你份人淨係得三分鐘熱度,好難唔畀人睇死㗎噃。
    nei5 fan6 jan4 zing6 hai6 dak1 saam1 fan1 zung1 jit6 dou6, hou2 naan4 m4 bei2 jan4 tai2 sei2 gaa3 bo3.
    • You get enthusiastic too shortly that no wonder others look down on you.