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一掷千金 — “To spend lavishly”

一掷千金 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to spend lavishly”. To squander money on a grand scale; to throw money around. Literally, “throw a thousand gold pieces at one go”.

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一掷千金 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 一yī
  • 掷zhì
  • 千qiān
  • 金jīn

一掷千金 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
掷
zhì11to throw, cast, or hurl
千
qiān3thousand, many
金
jīn8gold, metal, money

Example Sentence with 一掷千金

他为了赢得这场比赛,不惜一掷千金,购买了最顶级的装备。
To win this competition, he didn't hesitate to spend lavishly, buying the top-tier equipment.

Idioms Related to 一掷千金

Synonyms of 一掷千金

  • huī挥jīn金rú如tǔ土spend money like dirt
  • huī挥huò霍wú无dù度spend lavishly without restraint
  • qióng穷shē奢jí极chǐ侈live in extreme luxury and extravagance

Antonyms of 一掷千金

  • shěng省chī吃jiǎn俭yòng用live frugally
  • jié节yī衣suō缩shí食to live frugally
  • liàng量rù入wéi为chū出live within one's means

More idioms starting with 一

  • yī一dīng丁bù不shí识completely illiterate
  • yī一dīng丁diǎn点er儿a tiny bit
  • yī一bù不zuò作,,èr二bù不xiū休Finish what you start
  • yī一bù不zuò做,,èr二bù不xiū休in for a penny, in for a pound
  • yī一bù不yā压zhòng众,,bǎi百bù不suí随yī一The minority cannot prevail against the majority
  • yī一bù不niǔ扭zhòng众One person cannot defy the crowd
  • yī一shì世zhī之xióng雄A hero of a generation
  • yī一shì世lóng龙mén门A generation's revered influential figure
  • yī一qiū丘yī一hè壑live contentedly in nature
  • yī一qiū丘zhī之hé貉birds of a feather
  • yī一sī丝yī一háo毫the slightest amount
  • yī一sī丝bù不luàn乱perfectly orderly and neat

Questions about 一掷千金

What does 一掷千金 mean?
一掷千金 (yī zhì qiān jīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to spend lavishly”.
How do you pronounce 一掷千金?
一掷千金 is pronounced yī zhì qiān jīn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 一掷千金 literally mean?
Literally, 一掷千金 means “throw a thousand gold pieces at one go”. It is used to mean “to spend lavishly”.
What is the Chinese definition of 一掷千金?
指用钱满不在乎,一花就是一大笔。
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