一掷千金 yīzhìqiānjīn to spend money recklessly Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 一 yī numeral one one; the number 1; single; alone掷 擲 zhì verb to throw to throw; to cast; to fling; to hurl; to toss千金 qiānjīn a lot of money a thousand pieces of gold; a vast amount of money or riches; a great sum