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寸金难买寸光阴
寸金難買寸光陰
cùnjīnnánmǎicùnguāngyīn
1. An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.
2. Time is precious.

Character Breakdown

寸
cùn
inch; small, tiny
HSK 6 3 丶
金
jīn
gold, metal; money
HSK 4 8 丶
难
nán
hard, difficult, arduous; unable
HSK 3 10 丶
买
mǎi
to buy, to purchase; to bribe, to persuade
HSK 1 6 丶
寸
cùn
inch; small, tiny
HSK 6 3 丶
光
guāng
light; bright, brilliant; only, merely
HSK 4 6 丶
阴
yīn
the female principle; dark, shaded; hidden, implicit, secret
HSK 2 6 丶

Compound Words (1)

一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴
yīcùnguāngyīnyīcùnjīn,cùnjīnnánmǎicùnguāngyīn
lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)

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