寸金难买寸光阴 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 寸金难买寸光阴

寸金难买寸光阴
(寸金難買寸光陰)

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

Usage

Characters 寸 cùn 金 jīn 难 (難) nán/nàn 买 (買) mǎi 光 guāng 阴 (陰) yīn

COMMON WORDS WITH 寸金难买寸光阴
	一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴 ( 一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰 ) 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) / fig. Time is precious and must be treasured. ( 一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰 )

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