春宵一刻値千金

しゅんしょういっこくあたいせんきん
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A proverb meaning 'a moment on a spring evening is worth a thousand pieces of gold' — used poetically to say that a pleasant spring moment is extremely precious.

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春宵一刻値千金と言われるように、桜の下での短い時間が忘れられない思い出になった。

As the proverb says, 'a moment of a spring evening is worth a thousand gold pieces' — that short time under the cherry blossoms became an unforgettable memory.

デートの夜、彼女は『春宵一刻値千金』と笑って言った。

On a date night she laughed and said, 'a spring evening's moment is worth a thousand gold pieces.'