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From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰 [ㄧ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄧㄣ ㄧ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ , ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄞˇ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄧㄣ; yi1 cun4 guang1 yin1 yi1 cun4 jin1 , cun4 jin1 nan2 mai3 cun4 guang1 yin1]
 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
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