Jul 17, 2001 10:39
23 yrs ago
English term

This day does not come back again. An inch of time is worth a foot of jade.

Non-PRO English to Chinese Art/Literary
Early Buddhist book of stories - I would like to translate the phrase into Chinese characters to create a tattoo.

Proposed translations

31 mins

潮螟禦潮

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The English text might have been translated from the above popular Chinese saying.
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4 hrs

光阴一去不复返。一寸光阴一寸金。

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"This day does not come back again." means "光阴一去不复返。"
An inch of time is worth a foot of jade means "一寸光阴一寸金。"
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Comment: "please resend - cannot read chinese symbols on browser"
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