"一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰" meaning in Chinese

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        "2": "proverb"
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      "expansion": "一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cantonese proverbs",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "name": "Chinese proverbs",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin proverbs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin words containing 一 undergoing tone sandhi to the second tone",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Wu proverbs",
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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": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁷iq-tshen ¹kuaon-in ⁷iq-tshen ¹cin ⁵tshen-cin ⁶ne-ma ⁵tshen-kuaon-in"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "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": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁴iq-tshen ¹kuaan-in ⁴iq-tshen ¹jin ²tshen-jin ³ne-ma ²tshen-kuaan-in"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "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"
}

{
  "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",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Cantonese proverbs",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese proverbs",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin proverbs",
        "Mandarin words containing 一 undergoing tone sandhi to the second tone",
        "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": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁷iq-tshen ¹kuaon-in ⁷iq-tshen ¹cin ⁵tshen-cin ⁶ne-ma ⁵tshen-kuaon-in"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "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": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁴iq-tshen ¹kuaan-in ⁴iq-tshen ¹jin ²tshen-jin ³ne-ma ²tshen-kuaan-in"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "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"
}