◎ 一掷千金 yīzhì-qiānjīn[lay a wager of thousand taels of gold at one throw of the dice;gamble at high stake] 原指赌博时下赌注极大。后指任意挥霍钱财-----------------国语辞典:形容不惜金钱的豪举。唐.吴象之〈少年行〉:「一掷千金浑是胆,家无四壁不知贫。」也作「千金一掷」。近挥金如土反爱财如命
◎ 一物降一物 yī wù xiáng yī wù[one thing subdues another] 对一种事物,总会有另一种事物能制伏它-----------------国语辞典:比喻任何事物必有另一事物可以降服它。《西游记.第五一回》:「常言道:『一物降一物』哩。你好违了旨意?但凭高见,选用天将,勿得迟疑误事。」《儿女英雄传.第二一回》:「你看好个摆大架子的姑娘,好一班陪小心的强盗,这大概就叫作『财压奴婢,艺压当行』,又叫做『一物降一物』了。」也作「一物克一物」、「一物一制」。英语 lit. one object bests another object, every item has a weakness (idiom), there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock
◎ 家徒四壁 jiātúsìbì[utterly destitute;be empty of all furniture;be extremely poor with only the walls of the household standing;with nothing is one's house but bare walls] 家中极端贫困,空无所有,徒有四堵墙壁树立 -----------------国语辞典:家中只剩四面墙壁。形容家境贫困,一无所有。宋.辛弃疾〈水调歌头.我亦卜居者〉词:「好在书携一束,莫问家徒四壁,往日置锥无。」《孽海花.第三回》:「那时正是家徒四壁,囊无一文。」也作「家徒壁立」。近环堵萧然,家贫壁立,室如悬磬,四壁萧条,一贫如洗反富可敌国,富甲一方,腰缠万贯英语 lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom), fig. very poor, wretched德语 vollkommen mittellos (Sprichw)
◎ 家家户户 jiājiā-hùhù[houses;each and every family;each household] 每一个家-----------------国语辞典:每家。《喻世明言.卷一.蒋兴哥重会珍珠衫》:「光阴似箭,不觉残年将尽,家家户户,闹轰轰的暖火盆,放爆竹,吃合家欢耍子。」如:「年关将近,家家户户赶著采买年货。」