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一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴
yīcùnguāngyīnyīcùnjīn,cùnjīnnánmǎicùnguāngyīn
Traditional: 一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰
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.
Character Breakdown
一
yī
one; a, an; alone
HSK 1
寸
cùn
inch; small, tiny
HSK 6
光
guāng
light; bright, brilliant; only, merely
HSK 4
阴
yīn
the female principle; dark, shaded; hidden, implicit, secret
HSK 2
一
yī
one; a, an; alone
HSK 1
寸
cùn
inch; small, tiny
HSK 6
金
jīn
gold, metal; money
HSK 4
寸
cùn
inch; small, tiny
HSK 6
金
jīn
gold, metal; money
HSK 4
难
nán
hard, difficult, arduous; unable
HSK 3
买
mǎi
to buy, to purchase; to bribe, to persuade
HSK 1
寸
cùn
inch; small, tiny
HSK 6
光
guāng
light; bright, brilliant; only, merely
HSK 4
阴
yīn
the female principle; dark, shaded; hidden, implicit, secret
HSK 2
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