寸金难买寸光阴

cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn · cun jin nan mai cun guang yin

Traditional 寸金難買寸光陰

Meaning

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  1. An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.
  2. Time is precious.

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