一掷千金 in English yi1 zhi4 qian1 jin1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiomatic expression); to throw away money recklessly
  • extravagant

Simplified Characters

一 掷 千 金

Traditional Characters

一 擲 千 金

Pinyin

yi1 zhi4 qian1 jin1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

一yi1one 掷zhi4to toss 千qian1thousand 金jin1surname Jin