寸金難買寸光陰 cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

寸 cùn
HSK 6
inch; small, tiny; KangXi radical 41
金 jīn
HSK 4
gold; metals in general; money
難 nán difficult, arduous, hard; unable
買 mǎi buy, purchase; bribe, persuade
寸 cùn
HSK 6
inch; small, tiny; KangXi radical 41
光 guāng
HSK 4
light, brilliant, shine; only
陰 yīn 'female' principle; dark; secret