一擲千金 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
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
擲 zhì throw (down), hurl, cast, fling
千 qiān
HSK 2
thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
金 jīn
HSK 4
gold; metals in general; money