寸金难买寸光阴 寸金難買寸光陰
寸金难买寸光阴 寸金難買寸光陰 cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄞˇ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄧㄣ cyun3 gam1 naan4 maai5 cyun3 gwong1 jam1
- An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.
- Time is precious.
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寸
- 分寸 fēn cun ㄈㄣ ˙ㄘㄨㄣ fan1 cyun3 propriety
- 尺寸 chǐ cun ㄔˇ ˙ㄘㄨㄣ cek3 cyun3 size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes)
- 公寸 gōng cùn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄘㄨㄣˋ gung1 cyun3 decimeter
- 寸口 cùn kǒu ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄎㄡˇ cyun3 hau2 location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM
- 寸晷 cùn guǐ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ see 寸阴
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- 寸脉 寸脈 cùn mài ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄇㄞˋ cyun3 mak6 pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)
- 寸阴 寸陰 cùn yīn ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄧㄣ cyun3 jam1 a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)
- 寸头 寸頭 cùn tóu ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄊㄡˊ cyun3 tau4 (male hair style) crew cut
- 市寸 shì cùn ㄕˋ ㄘㄨㄣˋ si5 cyun3 cun (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ decimeter)
- 方寸 fāng cùn ㄈㄤ ㄘㄨㄣˋ fong1 cyun3 square cun (Chinese unit of area: 1 cun × 1 cun, or 3⅓ cm × 3⅓ cm)
- 板寸 bǎn cùn ㄅㄢˇ ㄘㄨㄣˋ baan2 cyun3 buzz cut (hairstyle)
- 英寸 yīng cùn ㄧㄥ ㄘㄨㄣˋ jing1 cyun3 inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.)
- 头寸 頭寸 tóu cùn ㄊㄡˊ ㄘㄨㄣˋ tau4 cyun3 (finance) cash position; position
- 寸口脉 寸口脈 cùn kǒu mài ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄇㄞˋ cyun3 hau2 mak6 pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)
- 惜寸阴 惜寸陰 xī cùn yīn ㄒㄧ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄧㄣ sik1 cyun3 jam1 to cherish every moment
- 没分寸 沒分寸 méi fēn cùn ㄇㄟˊ ㄈㄣ ㄘㄨㄣˋ mut6 fan1 cyun3 inappropriate
- 量尺寸 liáng chǐ cùn ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄔˇ ㄘㄨㄣˋ loeng4 cek3 cyun3 to take sb's measurements
- 三寸金莲 三寸金蓮 sān cùn jīn lián ㄙㄢ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄢˊ saam1 cyun3 gam1 lin4 (historical) bound foot (esp. one only three inches long, considered the ideal size of a woman's foot)
- 寸土寸金 cùn tǔ cùn jīn ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄊㄨˇ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ cyun3 tou2 cyun3 gam1 land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
- 寸步不让 寸步不讓 cùn bù bù ràng ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄤˋ cyun3 bou6 bat1 joeng6 (idiom) not to yield an inch
金
- 五金 wǔ jīn ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ng5 gam1 metal hardware (nuts and bolts)
- 基金 jī jīn ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄣ gei1 gam1 fund
- 定金 dìng jīn ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄣ deng6 gam1 down payment
- 押金 yā jīn ㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄣ aat3 gam1 deposit
- 奖金 獎金 jiǎng jīn ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄣ zoeng2 gam1 premium
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- 现金 現金 xiàn jīn ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣ jin6 gam1 cash
- 租金 zū jīn ㄗㄨ ㄐㄧㄣ zou1 gam1 rent
- 美金 měi jīn ㄇㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄣ mei5 gam1 American dollar; US dollar
- 资金 資金 zī jīn ㄗ ㄐㄧㄣ zi1 gam1 funds; capital
- 金子 jīn zi ㄐㄧㄣ ˙ㄗ gam1 zi2 gold
- 金属 金屬 jīn shǔ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕㄨˇ gam1 suk6 metal
- 金牌 jīn pái ㄐㄧㄣ ㄆㄞˊ gam1 paai4 gold medal
- 金融 jīn róng ㄐㄧㄣ ㄖㄨㄥˊ gam1 jung4 banking
- 金钱 金錢 jīn qián ㄐㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄢˊ gam1 cin4 money
- 金额 金額 jīn é ㄐㄧㄣ ㄜˊ gam1 ngaak2 sum of money; amount of money
- 金鱼 金魚 jīn yú ㄐㄧㄣ ㄩˊ gam1 jyu2 goldfish
- 黄金 黃金 huáng jīn ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄣ wong4 gam1 gold
- 公积金 公積金 gōng jī jīn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄣ gung1 zik1 gam1 official reserves
- 奖学金 獎學金 jiǎng xué jīn ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄣ zoeng2 hok6 gam1 scholarship
- 退休金 tuì xiū jīn ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄣ teoi3 jau1 gam1 retirement pension; pension payments received after retirement
难 難
- 刁难 刁難 diāo nàn ㄉㄧㄠ ㄋㄢˋ diu1 naan4 to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult
- 困难 困難 kùn nan ㄎㄨㄣˋ ˙ㄋㄢ kwan3 naan4 difficult
- 灾难 災難 zāi nàn ㄗㄞ ㄋㄢˋ zoi1 naan6 disaster; catastrophe
- 为难 為難 wéi nán ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄢˊ wai4 naan4 to feel embarrassed or awkward
- 磨难 磨難 mó nàn ㄇㄛˊ ㄋㄢˋ mo4 naan6 a torment
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- 空难 空難 kōng nàn ㄎㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˋ hung1 naan6 air crash
- 罹难 罹難 lí nàn ㄌㄧˊ ㄋㄢˋ lei4 naan6 to die in an accident or disaster
- 艰难 艱難 jiān nán ㄐㄧㄢ ㄋㄢˊ gaan1 naan4 difficult
- 苦难 苦難 kǔ nàn ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄢˋ fu2 naan6 suffering
- 遇难 遇難 yù nàn ㄩˋ ㄋㄢˋ jyu6 naan6 to perish
- 避难 避難 bì nàn ㄅㄧˋ ㄋㄢˋ bei6 naan4 to take refuge; to seek asylum
- 难以 難以 nán yǐ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˇ naan4 ji5 hard to (predict, imagine etc)
- 难免 難免 nán miǎn ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˇ naan4 min5 hard to avoid
- 难受 難受 nán shòu ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄡˋ naan4 sau6 to feel unwell
- 难堪 難堪 nán kān ㄋㄢˊ ㄎㄢ naan4 ham1 hard to take
- 难度 難度 nán dù ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄨˋ naan4 dou6 degree of difficulty
- 难得 難得 nán dé ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄜˊ naan4 dak1 seldom
- 难忘 難忘 nán wàng ㄋㄢˊ ㄨㄤˋ naan4 mong4 unforgettable
- 难怪 難怪 nán guài ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ naan4 gwaai3 (it's) no wonder (that...)
- 难民 難民 nàn mín ㄋㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ naan6 man4 refugee
买 買
- 收买 收買 shōu mǎi ㄕㄡ ㄇㄞˇ sau1 maai5 to purchase; to buy
- 买主 買主 mǎi zhǔ ㄇㄞˇ ㄓㄨˇ maai5 zyu2 customer
- 买单 買單 mǎi dān ㄇㄞˇ ㄉㄢ maai5 daan1 to pay the bill; to pick up the tab
- 买卖 買賣 mǎi mài ㄇㄞˇ ㄇㄞˋ maai5 maai6 to buy and sell
- 买卖 買賣 mǎi mai ㄇㄞˇ ˙ㄇㄞ maai5 maai6 purchase and sale; transaction
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- 购买 購買 gòu mǎi ㄍㄡˋ ㄇㄞˇ kau3 maai5 to purchase; to buy
- 买不起 買不起 mǎi bu qǐ ㄇㄞˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄑㄧˇ maai5 bat1 hei2 cannot afford
- 孟买 孟買 Mèng mǎi ㄇㄥˋ ㄇㄞˇ maang6 maai5 Mumbai (formerly Bombay)
- 采买 採買 cǎi mǎi ㄘㄞˇ ㄇㄞˇ coi2 maai5 to purchase; to buy
- 置买 置買 zhì mǎi ㄓˋ ㄇㄞˇ zi3 maai5 to purchase
- 买下 買下 mǎi xià ㄇㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ maai5 haa6 to purchase (sth expensive, e.g. a house); to acquire (a company, a copyright etc)
- 买价 買價 mǎi jià ㄇㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ maai5 gaa3 buying price
- 买凶 買兇 mǎi xiōng ㄇㄞˇ ㄒㄩㄥ to hire a hitman
- 买入 買入 mǎi rù ㄇㄞˇ ㄖㄨˋ maai5 jap6 to buy (finance)
- 买回 買回 mǎi huí ㄇㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ maai5 wui4 to buy back
- 买好 買好 mǎi hǎo ㄇㄞˇ ㄏㄠˇ maai5 hou2 to ingratiate oneself
- 买官 買官 mǎi guān ㄇㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄢ maai5 gun1 to buy an official title; to use wealth to acquire office
- 买家 買家 mǎi jiā ㄇㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄚ maai5 gaa1 buyer; purchaser
- 买帐 買帳 mǎi zhàng ㄇㄞˇ ㄓㄤˋ maai5 zoeng3 to acknowledge sb as senior or superior (often in negative)
- 买房 買房 mǎi fáng ㄇㄞˇ ㄈㄤˊ maai5 fong4 to buy a house
Idioms with these characters
- 寸步不离 寸步不離 cùn bù bù lí ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ cyun3 bou6 bat1 lei4 to follow sb closely (idiom)
- 寸步不让 寸步不讓 cùn bù bù ràng ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄤˋ cyun3 bou6 bat1 joeng6 (idiom) not to yield an inch
- 寸步难行 寸步難行 cùn bù nán xíng ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ cyun3 bou6 naan4 hang4 unable to move a single step (idiom)
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- 寸草不生 cùn cǎo bù shēng ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄘㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥ cyun3 cou2 bat1 sang1 (idiom) barren; devoid of vegetation
- 寸土寸金 cùn tǔ cùn jīn ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄊㄨˇ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ cyun3 tou2 cyun3 gam1 land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
- 得寸进尺 得寸進尺 dé cùn jìn chǐ ㄉㄜˊ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄔˇ dak1 cyun3 zeon3 cek3 lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
- 方寸大乱 方寸大亂 fāng cùn dà luàn ㄈㄤ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ fong1 cyun3 daai6 lyun6 (idiom) to become agitated
- 方寸已乱 方寸已亂 fāng cùn yǐ luàn ㄈㄤ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄢˋ fong1 cyun3 ji5 lyun6 (idiom) confused
- 肝肠寸断 肝腸寸斷 gān cháng cùn duàn ㄍㄢ ㄔㄤˊ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ gon1 coeng4 cyun3 dyun6 lit. liver and guts cut to pieces (idiom)
- 柔肠寸断 柔腸寸斷 róu cháng cùn duàn ㄖㄡˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ jau4 coeng4 cyun3 dyun6 lit. to feel as if one's intestines have been cut short
- 敝帚千金 bì zhǒu qiān jīn ㄅㄧˋ ㄓㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ bai6 zau2 cin1 gam1 lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value
- 沉默是金 chén mò shì jīn ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄣ cam4 mak6 si6 gam1 silence is golden (idiom)
- 穿金戴银 穿金戴銀 chuān jīn dài yín ㄔㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄉㄞˋ ㄧㄣˊ cyun1 gam1 daai3 ngan4 richly bedecked
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- 点金成铁 點金成鐵 diǎn jīn chéng tiě ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄔㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄝˇ dim2 gam1 sing4 tit3 to transform gold into base metal (idiom); fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it
- 点石成金 點石成金 diǎn shí chéng jīn ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄕˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣ dim2 sek6 sing4 gam1 to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
- 点铁成金 點鐵成金 diǎn tiě chéng jīn ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣ dim2 tit3 sing4 gam1 to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
- 固若金汤 固若金湯 gù ruò jīn tāng ㄍㄨˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄤ gu3 joek6 gam1 tong1 lit. secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom)
- 挥金如土 揮金如土 huī jīn rú tǔ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄊㄨˇ fai1 gam1 jyu4 tou2 lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom)
- 击鼓鸣金 擊鼓鳴金 jī gǔ míng jīn ㄐㄧ ㄍㄨˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣ gik1 gu2 ming4 gam1 to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
- 碍难从命 礙難從命 ài nán cóng mìng ㄞˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ngoi6 naan4 cung4 ming6 difficult to obey orders (idiom); much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply
- 百般刁难 百般刁難 bǎi bān diāo nàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄢ ㄉㄧㄠ ㄋㄢˋ baak3 bun1 diu1 naan4 (idiom) to put up innumerable obstacles; to create all kinds of difficulties
- 本性难移 本性難移 běn xìng nán yí ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˊ bun2 sing3 naan4 ji4 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
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- 插翅难飞 插翅難飛 chā chì nán fēi ㄔㄚ ㄔˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄟ caap3 ci3 naan4 fei1 lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape
- 长夜难明 長夜難明 cháng yè nán míng ㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ coeng4 je6 naan4 ming4 lit. many nights under a harsh moon
- 大难临头 大難臨頭 dà nàn lín tóu ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄊㄡˊ daai6 naan4 lam4 tau4 to be facing imminent calamity (idiom)
- 多难兴邦 多難興邦 duō nàn xīng bāng ㄉㄨㄛ ㄋㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄅㄤ do1 naan4 hing1 bong1 much hardships may awaken a nation (idiom); calamity that prompts renewal
- 法网难逃 法網難逃 fǎ wǎng nán táo ㄈㄚˇ ㄨㄤˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄊㄠˊ faat3 mong5 naan4 tou4 it is hard to escape the net of justice (idiom)
- 覆水难收 覆水難收 fù shuǐ nán shōu ㄈㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄡ fuk1 seoi2 naan4 sau1 spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom)
- 博士买驴 博士買驢 bó shì mǎi lǘ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕˋ ㄇㄞˇ ㄌㄩˊ bok3 si6 maai5 lou4 (idiom) to act like the scholar who wrote at length about buying a donkey without even mentioning the word "donkey"; to write at length without ever getting to the point
- 买椟还珠 買櫝還珠 mǎi dú huán zhū ㄇㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄓㄨ maai5 duk6 waan4 zyu1 to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside
- 买笑追欢 買笑追歡 mǎi xiào zhuī huān ㄇㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄢ maai5 siu3 zeoi1 fun1 lit. to buy smiles to seek happiness
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- 千金难买 千金難買 qiān jīn nán mǎi ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄞˇ cin1 gam1 naan4 maai5 can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom)
- 招兵买马 招兵買馬 zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ ㄓㄠ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄇㄞˇ ㄇㄚˇ ziu1 bing1 maai5 maa5 lit. to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom)
- 郑人买履 鄭人買履 zhèng rén mǎi lǚ ㄓㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄞˇ ㄌㄩˇ zeng6 jan4 maai5 lei5 lit. the person from Zheng 郑 who wanted to buy shoes (an allusion to an ancient story about somebody who, when buying a pair of shoes, preferred to rely on their foot measurements rather than just trying them on) (idiom)
Example sentences
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俗话说 俗話說 ： 一 寸 光阴 光陰 一 寸 金 ； 可 俗话 俗話 又 说 說 ： 寸 金 难 難 买 買 寸 光阴 光陰 ！
There is a proverb that goes "time is money", but there is another one that goes "money can't buy you time".
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