寸ㄘㄨㄣˋcùn金ㄐㄧㄣjīn難ㄋㄢˊnán買ㄇㄞˇmǎi寸ㄘㄨㄣˋcùn光ㄍㄨㄤguāng陰ㄧㄣyīn

（諺語）一塊黃金也買不到少許光陰。比喻光陰的可貴。《三寶太監西洋記通俗演義·第一一回》：「可嘆一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰；寸金使盡金還在，過去光陰那裡尋？」

英An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time., Time is precious.