寸金难买寸光阴 in English cun4 jin1 nan2 mai3 cun4 guang1 yin1 Meaning

Meanings

  • An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiomatic expression); Money can't buy you time.
  • Time is precious.

Simplified Characters

寸 金 难 买 寸 光 阴

Traditional Characters

寸 金 難 買 寸 光 陰

Pinyin

cun4 jin1 nan2 mai3 cun4 guang1 yin1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

寸cun4a unit of length 金jin1surname Jin 难nan2difficult (to...) 买mai3to buy 寸cun4a unit of length 光guang1light 阴yin1surname Yin