光陰
simp光阴gwong1 jam1guāng yīn
English
- time available
- (noun) Time (which usually refers to the valuable and memorable moment)
- (an elegant form for) time
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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