孤注一掷
gū zhù yī zhì
to stake everything on a single throw
Character by character
孤gū
lone
lone
注zhù
stake
stake
一yī
one
one
掷zhì
throw
throw
Example
投资不能孤注一掷，要分散风险。
Do not stake everything on one throw when investing; spread the risk.
Tone: negative (criticism).
Usage and origin
A gambling image.
Learn this in Lesson 57 · HSK 6: 存钱、炒股与理财 (Saving, stocks and money management)
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