寸金難買寸光陰

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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.

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.
  2. Time is precious.

Written Forms

寸金難買寸光陰Traditional · Main Form
寸金难买寸光阴Alternate Form

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