千金一掷 qiān jīn yī zhì

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

千 qiān
HSK 2
thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
金 jīn
HSK 4
gold; metals in general; money
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
掷 zhì
HSK 6
throw, hurl, cast, fling