寸土寸金

Traditional form:

寸土寸金

Pinyin (reading):

cùntǔcùnjīn

Definitions:

• land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)

Characters:

• 寸 - inch; small, tiny
• 土 - soil, earth; items made of earth
• 寸 - inch; small, tiny
• 金 - gold, metal; money

Traditional characters:

• 寸 - inch; small, tiny
• 土 - soil, earth; items made of earth
• 寸 - inch; small, tiny
• 金 - gold, metal; money