寸
金
难
买
寸
光
阴
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Definitions
1. An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.
2. Time is precious.
Components
寸
cùn
–
a unit of length
金
Jīn
–
surname Jin
难
nán
–
difficult (to...)
买
mǎi
–
to buy
光阴
guāng yīn
–
time available
Related Words
一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
–
lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)