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一寸光陰一寸金,寸金難買寸光陰

lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom) / fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.

Characters and words in 一寸光陰一寸金,寸金難買寸光陰

= y + Ø1
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
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lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom) / fig. free time is to be treasured
cùn = cu + (e)n4
a unit of length / inch / thumb
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guāng = gu + ang1
light / ray / CL:道[dao4] / bright / only / merely / to use up
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time available
yīn = y + (e)n1
yīn = y + (e)n1
overcast (weather) / cloudy / shady / Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang) / negative (electric.) / feminine / moon / implicit / hidden / genitalia
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jīn = ji + (e)n1
surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
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jīn = ji + (e)n1
gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
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An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time. / Time is precious.
nán = n + an2
difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good
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nàn = n + an4
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mǎi = m + ai3
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