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Definition(s) for: 一寸光阴一寸金

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
一寸光阴一寸金 yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn - (saying) time is precious

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
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Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
一 yī- one
- single
- a (article)
- as soon as
- entire; whole; all; throughout
- "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
- also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
寸 cùn- a unit of length
- inch
- thumb
光 guāng- light; ray (CL:道[dao4])
- bright; shiny
- only; merely
- used up; finished
- to leave (a part of the body) uncovered
阴 yīn- surname Yin
阴 yīn- overcast (weather)
- cloudy
- shady
- Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang)
- negative (electric.)
- feminine
- moon
- implicit
- hidden
- genitalia
阴 yīn- variant of 陰|阴[yin1]
一 yī- one
- single
- a (article)
- as soon as
- entire; whole; all; throughout
- "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
- also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
寸 cùn- a unit of length
- inch
- thumb
金 jīn- surname Jin
- surname Kim (Korean)
- Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
金 jīn- gold
- chemical element Au
- generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
- money
- golden
- highly respected
- one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

Other Words Containing 一寸光阴一寸金

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