一石二鳥

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[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term
一 石 二 鳥

[edit] Noun

一石二鳥 (hiragana いっせきにちょう, romaji isseki ni chō)

  1. kill two birds with one stone; do one task and finish two or more goals; (lit. one stone two birds)

[edit] Mandarin

simplified

 一石二鸟

traditional

 一石二鳥

[edit] Etymology

Literally: one stone, two birds

[edit] Idiom

一石二鳥 (traditional, Pinyin yī shí èr niǎo, simplified 一石二鸟)

  1. kill two birds with one stone; do one task and finish two or more goals; (lit. one stone two birds)

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