Read Edit View history 寸陰尺璧 cùnyīnchǐbì time is more precious than jade Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 寸阴尺璧/ 寸陰尺璧 cùnyīnchǐbì time is more precious than jade An inch of time is worth more than a foot of jade; used to express that time is extremely precious and should not be wasted Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 寸阴尺璧/寸陰尺璧 → 一寸光阴一寸金/一寸光陰一寸金 Edit Delete see 尺璧/尺璧 → 寸阴尺璧/寸陰尺璧 Edit Delete
寸阴尺璧/ 寸陰尺璧 cùnyīnchǐbì time is more precious than jade An inch of time is worth more than a foot of jade; used to express that time is extremely precious and should not be wasted Edit Delete