一寸光陰一寸金,寸金難買寸光陰
yīcùnguāngyīnyīcùnjīn,cùnjīnnánmǎicùnguāngyīn
ㄧ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄧㄣ ㄧ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ , ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄞˇ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄧㄣ
Simplified 一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴
- 1(lit.) an interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time (saying)
- 2(fig.) time is precious