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光阴
光陰
guāngyīn
1.
time available
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Compound Words (5)
光阴似箭
guāngyīnsìjiàn
time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
虚度光阴
xūdùguāngyīn
to waste time on worthless activities
一寸光阴一寸金
yīcùnguāngyīnyīcùnjīn
lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
寸金难买寸光阴
cùnjīnnánmǎicùnguāngyīn
An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.
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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