千金一掷

千金一擲
qiānjīnyīzhì
  1. lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
  2. extravagant

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 千金 qiānjīn
  1. thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold
  2. money and riches
  3. (honorific) invaluable (support)
  4. (honorific) daughter
2 一 yī
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
3 掷 zhì
  1. to toss
  2. to throw dice
  3. Taiwan pr. zhí

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