粵

紅hung4極gik6一jat1時si4

simp红极一时
hung4 gik6 jat1 si4hóng jí yī shí

English

  1. tremendously popular for a while
  2. a smash hit; to be well-known for a period of time
  3. a period of time when someone or something is extremely popular

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 某人或某事物極為流行或極度受歡迎嘅一段時期

Examples

  • 呢部電影上映時紅極一時,但之後就冇人再提。

    This movie was a huge hit when it was released, but people stopped talking about it later on.

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, words.hk

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