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一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰
简 一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴 · 繁 一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰Mandarin · pinyin yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
Meanings
- (lit.) an interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time (saying)
- (fig.) time is precious
Characters in this entry
- 一
- yī · one; a, an; alone
- 寸
- cùn · inch; small, tiny; Kangxi radical 41
- 光
- guāng · light, brilliant, shine; only
- 陰
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- 金
- jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
- 難
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- 買
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- 阴
- yīn · 'female' principle; dark; secret
- 难
- nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable
- 买
- mǎi · buy, purchase; bribe, persuade
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jat1 cyun3 gwong1 jam1 jat1 cyun3 gam1 ，cyun3 gam1 naan4 maai5 cyun3 gwong1 jam1
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