一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
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1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
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2 fig. free time is to be treasured
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
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1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
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2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
寸土寸金
cùn tǔ cùn jīn
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1 land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
寸步不让
cùn bù bù ràng
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1 (idiom) not to yield an inch
寸步不离
cùn bù bù lí
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1 to follow sb closely (idiom)
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2 to keep close to
寸步难行
cùn bù nán xíng
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1 unable to move a single step (idiom)
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2 to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
寸草不生
cùn cǎo bù shēng
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1 lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom)
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2 fig. barren
寸金难买寸光阴
cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
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1 An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.
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2 Time is precious.
得寸进尺
dé cùn jìn chǐ
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1 lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
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2 give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
手无寸铁
shǒu wú cùn tiě
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1 lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless
方寸大乱
fāng cùn dà luàn
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1 (idiom) to become agitated
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2 to get worked up
方寸已乱
fāng cùn yǐ luàn
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1 (idiom) confused
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2 troubled
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3 bewildered
柔肠寸断
róu cháng cùn duàn
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1 lit. to feel as if one's intestines have been cut short
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2 broken-hearted (idiom)
肝肠寸断
gān cháng cùn duàn
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1 lit. liver and guts cut to pieces (idiom)
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2 fig. grief-stricken