| 千金一掷 |
qiān jīn yī zhì |
lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly / extravagant |
| 千 |
qiān |
thousand |
| 千 |
qiān |
used in 秋千 |
| 千金 |
qiān jīn |
thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold / money and riches / (honorific) invaluable (support) / (honorific) daughter |
| 金 |
Jīn |
surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234) |
| 金 |
jīn |
gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 |
| 一 |
yī |
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 掷 |
zhì |
to toss / to throw dice / Taiwan pr. [zhi2] |