一掷千金 yī zhì qiān jīn

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

一 yī one; a, an; alone
掷 zhì throw, hurl, cast, fling
千 qiān thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
金 jīn gold; metals in general; money