- 一时一刻 yìshíyíkè for a moment(literary) an extremely short period of time; a single moment; a brief while
- 一刻千金 yīkèqiānjīn time is gold(idiom) every minute is precious; time is extremely valuable
- 千金一刻 qiānjīnyīkè time is preciousa short period of time is worth a thousand pieces of gold; time is extremely valuable
- 一刻不离 yīkèbùlí to never leave someone's sideto not leave someone or something for even a single moment
- 春宵一刻值千金 chūnxiāoyīkèzhíqiānjīn a precious moment of timeAn evening of pleasure or a spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold; used to describe how precious and fleeting happy moments are, especially during a wedding night or a romantic encounter. rendezvous.