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一寸光陰一寸金

yīcùnguāngyīnyīcùnjīn

ㄧ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄧㄣ ㄧ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ

Simplified 一寸光阴一寸金

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  1. 1(saying) time is precious
Example

俗話說：一寸光陰一寸金；可俗話又說：寸金難買寸光陰！

súhuàshuō yícùnguāngyīnyícùnjīn kě súhuà yòu shuō cùnjīnnánmǎicùnguāngyīn

There is a proverb that goes "time is money", but there is another one that goes "money can't buy you time".

Keep 一寸光陰一寸金 and it comes back until you know it.

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