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Simplfied Chinese
一掷千金
Traditional Chinese
一擲千金
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
yī zhì qiān jīn /yī zhī qiān jīn
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
yat1 jaak6 chin1 gam1
Short definition extravagant
Usage frequency Somewhat infrequent
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All available English definitions lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom)MDBG icon / to spend profilgatelyAdso icon / to throw away money recklesslyMDBG icon / extravagantMDBG icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: to spend profilgately
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly; extravagant
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