乾坤一擲

けんこんいってき

Meanings

1. Noun stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task

Kanji

• 乾 dry. Read as ケン.
• 坤 divination sign; land; earth. Read as コン.
• 一 one. Read as イチ.
• 擲 hit; resign. Read as テキ.

Example sentences

• 乾坤一擲の大勝負。情けないけどこれが見事空振りに終わったんだなあ。
  It was all-or-nothing and we struck out spectacularly.

Word lists

• Yojijukugo (四字熟語)

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