一寸光阴一寸金

yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn

(saying) time is precious

一

yī

one

寸

cùn

a unit of length

光

guāng

light; ray (CL:道[dao4])

阴

yīn

variant of 陰|阴[yin1]

一

yī

one

寸

cùn

a unit of length

金

jīn

gold