孤注一擲

简 孤注一掷 · 繁 孤注一擲
Mandarin · pinyin gū zhù yī zhì

Meanings

  1. to stake all on one throw
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孤
gū · orphan, fatherless; solitary
注
zhù · concentrate, focus, direct
一
yī · one; a, an; alone
擲
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掷
zhì · throw, hurl, cast, fling
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1–4–1–4 · gu1 zhu4 yi1 zhi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gu1 zyu3 jat1 zaak6

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gu1 zyu3 jat1 zaak6

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  1. (idiomatic) to go all out; to bet the farm on one thing in order to succeed; to put all one's eggs in one basket

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