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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. 1(lit.) an interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time (saying)
  2. 2(fig.) time is precious

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