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一掷千金

yī zhì qiān jīn

4-character word Traditional 一擲千金

What 一掷千金 means

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

The characters in 一掷千金

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 掷zhìto toss; to throw dice; Taiwan pr. zhí
• 千qiānthousand
• 金jīngold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals