一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰 [－－－阴－－－－－－难买－－阴]

Jyutping jat1 cyun3 gwong1 jam1 jat1 cyun3 gam1 ， cyun3 gam1 naan4 maai5 cyun3 gwong1 jam1
Pinyin yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn ， cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    time is priceless; money cannot buy you time

一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰 [－－－阴－－－－－－难买－－阴]

Jyutping jat1 cyun3 gwong1 jam1 jat1 cyun3 gam1 , cyun3 gam1 naan4 maai5 cyun3 gwong1 jam1
Pinyin yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  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.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    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。
    jat1 cyun3 gwong1 jam1 jat1 cyun3 gam1, cyun3 gam1 naan4 maai5 cyun3 gwong1 jam1.
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