Chinese–English
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 · yi cun guang yin yi cun jin , cun jin nan mai cun guang yin
Traditional 一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- lit. an interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time (idiom)
- fig. time is precious
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