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一掷千金

yīzhìqiānjīn

Traditional: 一擲千金

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

Character Breakdown

一
yī
one; a, an; alone
HSK 1
掷
zhì
to throw, to hurl, to fling, to cast
HSK 6
千
qiān
thousand; many, numerous; very
HSK 2
金
jīn
gold, metal; money
HSK 4

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