光陰 [－阴]

Jyutping gwong1 jam1
Pinyin guāng yīn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. time available
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) Time (which usually refers to the valuable and memorable moment)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    即​係​時間​，​係​一個​文雅​嘅​講​法
    time
    • 光陰似箭
      光阴似箭
      gwong1 jam1 ci5 zin3
      time flies as fast as a shooting arrow
    • 一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰。
      一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴。
      jat1 cyun3 gwong1 jam1 jat1 cyun3 gam1, cyun3 gam1 naan4 maai5 cyun3 gwong1 jam1.
      x
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Classical-Chinese
    circumstances; conditions
    (syn.) 情节, 模樣, 局面, 光景, 狀況, 情節, 情态, 局势, 形势, 景況, 景况, 状况, 事态, 樣子, 情况, 情状, 模样, 局勢, 情狀, 情境, 境遇, 情態, 景象, 板面, 样子, 情勢, 境地, 情势, 情況, 事態, 境况, 境況, 形勢
  2. noun, dialectal
    one's life; days in one's life
  3. noun, figuratively
    time (the limited time available in a person's life)
    (syn.) 日力
  4. noun, Dungan
    time; age; era
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    光阴飞逝如箭; 果蝇喜欢香蕉。
    光陰飛逝如箭; 果蠅喜歡香蕉。
    guāng yīn fēi shì rú jiàn ; guǒ yíng xǐ huan xiāng jiāo 。
    • Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.
  2. Mandarin
    俗话说：一寸光阴一寸金；可俗话又说：寸金难买寸光阴！
    俗話說：一寸光陰一寸金；可俗話又說：寸金難買寸光陰！
    sú huà shuō ： yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn ； kě sú huà yòu shuō ： cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn ！
    • There is a proverb that goes "time is money", but there is another one that goes "money can't buy you time".
  3. Mandarin
    光阴飞似箭，水果飞似蕉。
    光陰飛似箭，水果飛似蕉。
    guāng yīn fēi shì jiàn ， shuǐ guǒ fēi shì jiāo 。
    • Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    阿Tom好后悔自己虚度咗咁多光阴。
    阿Tom好後悔自己虛度咗咁多光陰。
    aa3 Ｔ o m hou3 hau6 fui3 zi6 gei2 heoi1 dou6 zo2 gam3 do1 gwong1 jam1 。
    • Tom regretted having wasted a great deal of his life.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    光阴似箭
    光陰似箭
    gwong1 jam1 ci5 zin3
    • time flies as fast as a shooting arrow
  2. 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.
    • x
  3. Cantonese
    光阴有如流星。
    光陰有如流星。
    gwong1 jam1 jau5 jyu4 lau4 sing1.
    • Time flies like shooting stars.