一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴

yīcùnguāngyīnyīcùnjīn,cùnjīnnánmǎicùnguāngyīn

lit. an interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time (saying); fig. time is precious

Traditional 一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰

Meaning

yīcùnguāngyīnyīcùnjīn,cùnjīnnánmǎicùnguāngyīnyi1 cun4 guang1 yin1 yi1 cun4 jin1 , cun4 jin1 nan2 mai3 cun4 guang1 yin1
  1. lit. an interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time (saying)
  2. fig. time is precious

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