[得寸进尺 / 得寸進尺, dé cùn jìn chǐ, ㄉㄜˊ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄔˇ]lit. win an inch, want a foot; fig. not satisfied with small gains; give him an inch, and he'll want a mile#42538[Add to Longdo]
[一寸光阴一寸金 / 一寸光陰一寸金, yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn, ㄧ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄧㄣ ㄧ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ]An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold (俗谚 common saying); free time is to be treasured#119440[Add to Longdo]
[寸金难买寸光阴 / 寸金難買寸光陰, cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn, ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄞˇ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄧㄣ]An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (俗谚 common saying); Money can't buy you time.; Time is precious.#165019[Add to Longdo]
[一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴 / 一寸光陰一寸金,寸金難買寸光陰, yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn, cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn, ㄧ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄧㄣ ㄧ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ, ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄞˇ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄧㄣ]An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money can't buy you time (俗谚 common saying); Time is precious and must be treasured.[Add to Longdo]