- lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
- extravagant
Characters
- 一 (一): one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- 掷 (擲): to toss; to throw dice; Taiwan pr. [zhi2]
- 千 (千): thousand
- 金 (金): surname Jin; surname Kim (Korean); Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
Resources
- Wiktionary: 一掷千金
- MDBG: 一掷千金
- Examples with 一掷千金 on Tatoeba
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