一掷千金

一
一
掷
擲
千
千
金
金
lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly / extravagant

Characters and words in 一掷千金

一
yi̅ = y + Ø1
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
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Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.
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掷
擲
zhì = zh + Ø4
to toss / to throw dice / Taiwan pr. [zhi2]
Add a new mnemonic for 掷 = 扌 + 郑
Add a new mnemonic for 擲 = 扌 + 鄭
掷 = 扌 + 郑 : James II of England (zh) is battling Zheng He (郑) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). Because they're so civilized they do not battle with weapons, but by throwing (掷) dice using toy claws (扌).
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千
qia̅n = qi + an1
thousand
Add a new mnemonic for 千 = 丿 + 十
千 = 丿 + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: a 1 kg weight.

The Queen of Hearts (qi) dropped a kilogram (千) on her banana (丿) in front of the anthill (an1), and now she uses a cross (十) to try and revive it.
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千
韆
qia̅n = qi + an1
see 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]
Add a new mnemonic for 千 = 丿 + 十
Add a new mnemonic for 韆 = 革 + 遷
千
金
thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold / money and riches / (honorific) invaluable (support) / (honorific) daughter
金
ji̅n = ji + (e)n1
surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
Add a new mnemonic for 金 = 丷 + 全
金 = 丷 + 全 : Mnemonic symbol: a bar of gold.
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金 = 丷 + 全 : In front of the encampment, Joan of Arc is on the lookout for smugglers. Indeed she catches the mean crocodile smuggling gold bars hidden in whole wheat breads.
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金
ji̅n = ji + (e)n1
gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
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金 = 丷 + 全 : Mnemonic symbol: a bar of gold.
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金 = 丷 + 全 : In front of the encampment, Joan of Arc is on the lookout for smugglers. Indeed she catches the mean crocodile smuggling gold bars hidden in whole wheat breads.
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