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一舉兩得
  jat1 geoi2 loeng5 dak1   jyutping
  yi1 ju3 liang3 de2   pinyin
killing two birds with one stone
literally, lifting only one hand and receiving two things
[Syn.] 一箭雙雕, 一石二鳥

Idiom

Level: 4   Google Frequency: 625,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
一舉兩得 / 一举两得

This word has been viewed 1964 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Emerald on 20th Apr 2005 23:35 and last edited on 16th Oct 2009 07:05
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Characters in this word:

 jat1  -  one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little
 geoi2  -  raise, lift
 loeng5 loeng2  -  two; pair
 dak1  -  get; obtain; fit; finished; able to; must
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