一刻千金 (jat1 hak1 cin1 gam1) — every minute is precious in Cantonese | HKDictionary

jatˉ¹一hakˉ¹刻cinˉ¹千gamˉ¹金

Mandarin Pinyin: yi1 ke4 qian1 jin1

Meaning of 一刻千金

nounevery minute is precious

Characters in 一刻千金

one; a; an; the

describe; depict; portray

card cheat; swindler [v] cheat at cards; swindle

a Chinese family name

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