- 寸金难买寸光阴
- cùnjīnnánmǎicùnguāngyīnMoney can't buy Time; Time is more precious than gold.* * *cun4 jin1 nan2 mai3 cun4 guang1 yin1An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (common saying); Money can't buy you time., Time is precious.* * *寸金难买寸光阴cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn(谚) An inch of gold will not buy an inch of time.; Money can't buy time.; Time is more precious than gold.* * *寸金難買寸光陰|寸金难买寸光阴 [cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn] ► An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (common saying); Money can't buy you time. ► Time is precious.
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.