Chinese Idioms - Chengyu

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    literally stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw; to throw away money recklessly

    yī
    一
    zhì
    掷
    qiān
    千
    jīn
    金
    一掷千金
    yī zhì qiān jīn

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • literally stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw; to throw away money recklessly
    • extravagant

    Word by word translation of this Chinese idiom

    一
    yī
    one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
    掷
    zhì
    to toss / to throw dice / Taiwan pr. [zhí]
    千
    qiān
    thousand / a swing
    金
    jīn
    Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234) / gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn] / surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean)

    literally stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw; to throw away money recklessly

    qiān
    千
    jīn
    金
    yī
    一
    zhì
    掷
    千金一掷
    qiān jīn yī zhì

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • literally stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw; to throw away money recklessly
    • extravagant

    Word by word translation of this Chinese idiom

    千
    qiān
    thousand / a swing
    金
    jīn
    Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234) / gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn] / surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean)
    一
    yī
    one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
    掷
    zhì
    to toss / to throw dice / Taiwan pr. [zhí]
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