一いち六ろく勝しょう負ぶ

noun

dice gambling; betting on one or six

Specifically refers to gambling on whether a die will show a one or a six. A yojijukugo with a historical flavor.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには一いち六ろく勝しょう負ぶが盛さかんだったという。

  It is said that dice gambling was popular in the Edo period.

noun

gambling (general)

Extended from the dice-specific meaning to refer to gambling in general, though this usage is uncommon.

• 彼かれは一いち六ろく勝しょう負ぶに手てを出だして身みを持もち崩くずした。

  He ruined himself by getting into gambling.

noun

risky venture; gamble; hazardous attempt

Figurative use: a risky undertaking or a venture with an uncertain outcome. Often used in a literary or emphatic context.

• 新しん事じ業ぎょうへの進しん出しゅつはまさに一いち六ろく勝しょう負ぶだった。

  Entering the new business was truly a gamble.