三分鐘熱度

三分钟热度
sānfēnzhōngrèdù
  1. brief period of enthusiasm
  2. flash in the pan

CEDICT

short-lived passion or interest

Wiktionary

形容一個人對某件事情的興趣或熱情只能維持很短的時間

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 三分 sānfēn
  1. somewhat
  2. to some degree
2 鐘 zhōng
  1. (historical) metal ceremonial percussion instrument hung from a rack and struck with a mallet
  2. a surname
  3. alternative form of 鍾 /钟 (zhōng, “unit of capacity”)
  4. bell (Classifier: 架; 座)
  5. clock (Classifier: 架; 座)
  6. metal ceremonial percussion instrument hung from a rack and struck with a mallet
  7. time measured in hours and minutes

classifiers: 架, 座, 點, 分, 秒
3 熱度 rèdù
  1. level of heat
  2. (fig.) zeal
  3. fervor
  4. (coll.) a temperature (i.e. abnormally high body heat)

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曇花一現 tánhuāyīxiàn
  1. lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once
  2. flash in the pan (idiom)
  3. short-lived