粵

光gwong1陰jam1

simp光阴
gwong1 jam1guāng yīn

English

  1. time available
  2. (noun) Time (which usually refers to the valuable and memorable moment)
  3. (an elegant form for) time

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 即係時間,係一個文雅嘅講法

Examples

  • 阿Tom好後悔自己虛度咗咁多光陰。

    Tom regretted having wasted a great deal of his life.

    Tatoeba · fercheung CC BY

  • 光陰飛似箭,水果飛似蕉。

    Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.

    Tatoeba · shou CC BY

  • 光陰飛逝如箭; 果蠅喜歡香蕉。

    Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 俗話說:一寸光陰一寸金;可俗話又說:寸金難買寸光陰!

    There is a proverb that goes "time is money", but there is another one that goes "money can't buy you time".

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 光陰似箭

    time flies

  • 一寸光陰一寸金,寸金難買寸光陰。

    Time is very precious.

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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