- 寸土寸金 cùntǔcùnjīn extremely expensive landAn inch of land is worth an inch of gold; used to describe areas where real estate prices or land values are exceptionally high
- 一寸光阴一寸金 yīcùnguāngyīnyīcùnjīn time is precious(saying) time is money; literally an inch of time is worth an inch of gold
- 寸金难买寸光阴 cùnjīnnánmǎicùnguāngyīn time is more precious than gold(proverb) an inch of gold cannot buy an inch of time; money cannot buy back wasted time
- 一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴 yīcùnguāngyīnyīcùnjīncùnjīnnánmǎicùnguāngyīn time is preciousLiterally "an inch of time is worth an inch of gold, but an inch of gold cannot buy that inch of time"; used as a proverb to emphasize that time is extremely valuable and cannot be bought back once lost.
- 三寸金莲 sāncùnjīnlián bound feethistorical term for the bound feet of a woman; specifically refers to the three-inch size formerly considered the ideal of beauty
