yī​jiàn​shuāng​diāo

to kill two birds with one stone

  • created reference approved 一箭双雕/一箭雙雕 → 一箭双雕/一箭雙鵰 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一箭双雕 / 一箭雙雕 yī​jiàn​shuāng​diāo

    一箭双雕 / 一箭雙鵰 yī​jiàn​shuāng​diāo

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  • created reference approved 一箭双雕/一箭雙雕 → 一举两得/一舉兩得 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一箭双雕 / 一箭雙雕 yī​jiàn​shuāng​diāo

    一举两得 / 一舉兩得 yī​jǔ​liǎng​dé

    synonym

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  • created reference approved 一箭双雕/一箭雙雕 → 一石二鸟/一石二鳥 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一箭双雕 / 一箭雙雕 yī​jiàn​shuāng​diāo

    一石二鸟 / 一石二鳥 yī​shí'èr​niǎo

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  • created reference approved 一箭双雕/一箭雙鵰 → 一箭双雕/一箭雙鵰 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一箭双雕 / 一箭雙鵰 yī​jiàn​shuāng​diāo

    一箭双雕 / 一箭雙鵰 yī​jiàn​shuāng​diāo

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  • created sense approved 一箭双雕/一箭雙雕 · yī​jiàn​shuāng​diāo · to kill two birds with one stone — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一箭双雕 / 一箭雙雕

    yī​jiàn​shuāng​diāo

    to kill two birds with one stone

    literally meaning to shoot two eagles with a single arrow; to accomplish two goals with a single action

    一箭雙鵰

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 箭 (literal) → 箭 · jiàn · arrow 双 (literal) → 双/雙 · shuāng · two 雕 (literal) → 雕 · diāo · eagle

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  • created sense approved 一箭双雕/一箭雙雕 · yī​jiàn​shuāng​diāo · to win the affection of two beauties — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一箭双雕 / 一箭雙雕

    yī​jiàn​shuāng​diāo

    to win the affection of two beauties

    to win the hearts of two women at the same time

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 箭 (literal) → 箭 · jiàn · arrow 双 (literal) → 双/雙 · shuāng · two 雕 (literal) → 雕 · diāo · eagle

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