一寸光陰一寸金,寸金難買寸光陰
Chinese
- one; single; aone; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
a unit of length bright and dark; light and shade; time one; single; aone; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)a unit of length metal; gold; money a unit of length metal; gold; money disaster; distress; to scolddisaster; distress; to scold; difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not goodbuy a unit of length bright and dark; light and shade; time trad. (一寸光陰一寸金,寸金難買寸光陰) 一 寸 光陰 一 寸 金 , 寸 金 難 買 寸 光陰 simp. (一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴) 一 寸 光阴 一 寸 金 , 寸 金 难 买 寸 光阴 Literally: “An inch of time is an inch of gold, but an inch of time cannot be purchased with an inch of gold.”
Pronunciation
Proverb
一寸光陰一寸金,寸金難買寸光陰
- Time is extremely precious; Money cannot buy you time