一石二鳥
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Japanese [edit]
| Kanji in this term | |||
| 一 | 石 | 二 | 鳥 |
Noun [edit]
一石二鳥 (hiragana いっせきにちょう, romaji isseki ni chō)
- kill two birds with one stone; do one task and finish two or more goals; (literally, one stone two birds)
Mandarin [edit]
| simpl. | 一石二鸟 | |
|---|---|---|
| trad. | 一石二鳥 | |
Etymology [edit]
Literally: one stone, two birds
Idiom [edit]
一石二鳥 (traditional, Pinyin yī shí èr niǎo, simplified 一石二鸟)
- kill two birds with one stone; do one task and finish two or more goals; (literally, one stone two birds)
