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寸

cùn · cun

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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俗(sú)话(huà)说(shuō)：一(yí)寸(cùn)光(guāng)阴(yīn)一(yí)寸(cùn)金(jīn)；可(kě)俗(sú)话(huà)又(yòu)说(shuō)：寸(cùn)金(jīn)难(nán)买(mǎi)寸(cùn)光(guāng)阴(yīn)！

There is a proverb that goes "time is money", but there is another one that goes "money can't buy you time".

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by garborg · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

这(zhè)块(kuài)布(bù)只(zhǐ)差(chà)一(yí)寸(cùn)就(jiù)够(gòu)了(le)。

This piece of cloth is only one inch short of being enough.

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