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

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

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