孤注一掷

Traditional form:

孤注一擲

Pinyin (reading):

gūzhùyīzhì

Definitions:

• to stake all on one throw

Characters:

• 孤 - orphaned; alone, lonely, solidary
• 注 - to concentrate, to focus
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 掷 - to throw, to hurl, to fling, to cast

Traditional characters:

• 孤 - orphaned; alone, lonely, solidary
• 注 - to concentrate, to focus
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 擲 - to throw, to hurl, to fling, to cast