"一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰" meaning in Chinese

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "proverb"
      },
      "expansion": "一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "An inch of time is as long as an inch of gold in length, but an inch of time cannot be purchased with an inch of gold.",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cantonese proverbs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese proverbs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin proverbs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin words containing 一 undergoing tone sandhi to the second tone",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Wu proverbs",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "time is priceless; money cannot buy you time"
      ],
      "id": "en-一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰-zh-proverb-lNP7F06q",
      "links": [
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ],
        [
          "priceless",
          "priceless"
        ],
        [
          "money",
          "money"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yī cùn guāngyīn yī cùn jīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāngyīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄧㄣ ㄧ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄞˇ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄧㄣ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jat¹ cyun³ gwong¹ jam¹ jat¹ cyun³ gam¹, cyun³ gam¹ naan⁴ maai⁵ cyun³ gwong¹ jam¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "⁷iq-tshen ¹kuaon-in ⁷iq-tshen ¹cin ⁵tshen-cin ⁶ne-ma ⁵tshen-kuaon-in"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yī cùn guāngyīn yī cùn jīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāngyīn [Phonetic:yí cùn guāngyīn yí cùn jīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāngyīn]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yi cùn guangyin yi cùn jin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cùn jin nán mǎi cùn guangyin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i¹ tsʻun⁴ kuang¹-yin¹ i¹ tsʻun⁴ chin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsʻun⁴ chin¹ nan² mai³ tsʻun⁴ kuang¹-yin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yī tswùn gwāng-yīn yī tswùn jīn-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tswùn jīn nán mǎi tswùn gwāng-yīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i tsuenn guangin i tsuenn jin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsuenn jin nan mae tsuenn guangin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "и цунь гуанъинь и цунь цзинь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цунь цзинь нань май цунь гуанъинь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i cunʹ guanʺinʹ i cunʹ czinʹ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cunʹ czinʹ nanʹ maj cunʹ guanʺinʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ in⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ nän³⁵ maɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ in⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yāt chyun gwōng yām yāt chyun gām, chyun gām nàahn máaih chyun gwōng yām"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jat⁷ tsyn³ gwong¹ jam¹ jat⁷ tsyn³ gam¹, tsyn³ gam¹ naan⁴ maai⁵ tsyn³ gwong¹ jam¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yed¹ qun³ guong¹ yem¹ yed¹ qun³ gem¹, qun³ gem¹ nan⁴ mai⁵ qun³ guong¹ yem¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰyːn³³ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰyːn³³ kɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːn³³ kɐm⁵⁵ naːn²¹ maːi̯¹³ t͡sʰyːn³³ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁷iq-tshen ¹kuaon-in ⁷iq-tshen ¹cin ⁵tshen-cin ⁶ne-ma ⁵tshen-kuaon-in"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ih^入 tshen kuaon^平 in ih^入 tshen cin^平 tshen^去 cin ne^去 ma tshen^去 kuaon in"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁴iq-tshen ¹kuaan-in ⁴iq-tshen ¹jin ²tshen-jin ³ne-ma ²tshen-kuaan-in"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/iɪʔ³³ t͡sʰən³³ kuɑ̃⁵⁵ in³³ iɪʔ³³ t͡sʰən³³ t͡ɕin⁵³ t͡sʰən³³ t͡ɕin³³ ne²² ma³³ t͡sʰən³³ kuɑ̃⁵⁵ in²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ in⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ nän³⁵ maɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ in⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰyːn³³ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰyːn³³ kɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːn³³ kɐm⁵⁵ naːn²¹ maːi̯¹³ t͡sʰyːn³³ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɪʔ³³ t͡sʰən³³ kuɑ̃⁵⁵ in³³ iɪʔ³³ t͡sʰən³³ t͡ɕin⁵³ t͡sʰən³³ t͡ɕin³³ ne²² ma³³ t͡sʰən³³ kuɑ̃⁵⁵ in²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "proverb"
      },
      "expansion": "一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "An inch of time is as long as an inch of gold in length, but an inch of time cannot be purchased with an inch of gold.",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Cantonese proverbs",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese proverbs",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 一",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 光",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 寸",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 買",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 金",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 陰",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 難",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin proverbs",
        "Mandarin words containing 一 undergoing tone sandhi to the second tone",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Wu lemmas",
        "Wu proverbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "time is priceless; money cannot buy you time"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ],
        [
          "priceless",
          "priceless"
        ],
        [
          "money",
          "money"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yī cùn guāngyīn yī cùn jīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāngyīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄧㄣ ㄧ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄞˇ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄧㄣ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jat¹ cyun³ gwong¹ jam¹ jat¹ cyun³ gam¹, cyun³ gam¹ naan⁴ maai⁵ cyun³ gwong¹ jam¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "⁷iq-tshen ¹kuaon-in ⁷iq-tshen ¹cin ⁵tshen-cin ⁶ne-ma ⁵tshen-kuaon-in"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yī cùn guāngyīn yī cùn jīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāngyīn [Phonetic:yí cùn guāngyīn yí cùn jīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāngyīn]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yi cùn guangyin yi cùn jin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cùn jin nán mǎi cùn guangyin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i¹ tsʻun⁴ kuang¹-yin¹ i¹ tsʻun⁴ chin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsʻun⁴ chin¹ nan² mai³ tsʻun⁴ kuang¹-yin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yī tswùn gwāng-yīn yī tswùn jīn-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tswùn jīn nán mǎi tswùn gwāng-yīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i tsuenn guangin i tsuenn jin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsuenn jin nan mae tsuenn guangin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "и цунь гуанъинь и цунь цзинь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цунь цзинь нань май цунь гуанъинь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i cunʹ guanʺinʹ i cunʹ czinʹ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cunʹ czinʹ nanʹ maj cunʹ guanʺinʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ in⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ nän³⁵ maɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ in⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yāt chyun gwōng yām yāt chyun gām, chyun gām nàahn máaih chyun gwōng yām"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jat⁷ tsyn³ gwong¹ jam¹ jat⁷ tsyn³ gam¹, tsyn³ gam¹ naan⁴ maai⁵ tsyn³ gwong¹ jam¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yed¹ qun³ guong¹ yem¹ yed¹ qun³ gem¹, qun³ gem¹ nan⁴ mai⁵ qun³ guong¹ yem¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰyːn³³ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰyːn³³ kɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːn³³ kɐm⁵⁵ naːn²¹ maːi̯¹³ t͡sʰyːn³³ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁷iq-tshen ¹kuaon-in ⁷iq-tshen ¹cin ⁵tshen-cin ⁶ne-ma ⁵tshen-kuaon-in"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ih^入 tshen kuaon^平 in ih^入 tshen cin^平 tshen^去 cin ne^去 ma tshen^去 kuaon in"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁴iq-tshen ¹kuaan-in ⁴iq-tshen ¹jin ²tshen-jin ³ne-ma ²tshen-kuaan-in"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/iɪʔ³³ t͡sʰən³³ kuɑ̃⁵⁵ in³³ iɪʔ³³ t͡sʰən³³ t͡ɕin⁵³ t͡sʰən³³ t͡ɕin³³ ne²² ma³³ t͡sʰən³³ kuɑ̃⁵⁵ in²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ in⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ nän³⁵ maɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ in⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰyːn³³ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰyːn³³ kɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːn³³ kɐm⁵⁵ naːn²¹ maːi̯¹³ t͡sʰyːn³³ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɪʔ³³ t͡sʰən³³ kuɑ̃⁵⁵ in³³ iɪʔ³³ t͡sʰən³³ t͡ɕin⁵³ t͡sʰən³³ t͡ɕin³³ ne²² ma³³ t͡sʰən³³ kuɑ̃⁵⁵ in²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰"
}

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