千金一掷 qiānjīnyīzhì to spend money like water Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 千金 qiānjīn a lot of money a thousand pieces of gold; a vast amount of money or riches; a great sum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