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寸金难买寸光阴 | 寸金難買寸光陰

cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn

1 An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.
2 Time is precious.

一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴 | 一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰

yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn

1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.