三分钟热度

Traditional form:

三分鐘熱度

Pinyin (reading):

sānfēnzhōngrèdù

Definitions:

• brief period of enthusiasm
• flash in the pan

Characters:

• 三 - three
• 分 - to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity
• 钟 - clock; bell
• 热 - heat, fever, zeal
• 度 - degree, system; manner; to consider

Traditional characters:

• 三 - three
• 分 - to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity
• 鐘 - clock; bell
• 熱 - heat, fever, zeal
• 度 - degree, system; manner; to consider