一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴
Traditional: 一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰Dictionary entry
(lit.) an interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time (saying)
What does 一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴 mean?
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) has the following dictionary meaning.
1(lit.) an interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time (saying)
2(fig.) time is precious
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一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴
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