[招兵买马 / 招兵買馬, zhāo bīng mǎi mǎㄓㄠ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄇㄞˇ ㄇㄚˇ] to recruit soldiers and buy horses (成语 saw); to raise a large army; fig. to expand business; to recruit new staff#45366
[寸金难买寸光阴 / 寸金難買寸光陰, cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīnㄘㄨㄣˋ 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., See Also: 俗谚#165019
[博士买驴 / 博士買驢, bó shì mǎi lǘㄅㄛˊ ㄕˋ ㄇㄞˇ ㄌㄩˊ] lit. the scholar buys a donkey (成语 saw); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point; a saw mocking scholastic pomposity#936762
[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 yīnㄧ 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., See Also: 俗谚