寸金难买寸光阴

Traditional: 寸金難買寸光陰

cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn

Dictionary entry

An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.

What does 寸金难买寸光阴 mean?

寸金难买寸光阴 (cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

2Time is precious.

Character breakdown

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寸cùna unit of length · inch 金Jīnsurname Jin · surname Kim (Korean)难nándifficult (to...) · problem 买mǎito buy · to purchase 光guānglight; ray (CL:道[dao4]) · bright; shiny 阴Yīnsurname Yin

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How to pronounce 寸金难买寸光阴

寸金难买寸光阴

cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn

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