一寸光阴一寸金
一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom); fig. free time is to be treasured
idiom
Traditional: 一寸光陰一寸金
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- (idiom) lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
- fig. free time is to be treasured
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一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴(yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn)— lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
→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 (idiom); Money can't buy you time.
→一刻千金(yī kè qiān jīn)— time is gold
→一日之计在于晨(yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén)— make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)
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