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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 · yi cun guang yin yi cun jin , cun jin nan mai cun guang yin

Traditional 一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰

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

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