一舉兩得

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See also: 一举两得

Chinese

		one action; at one stroke; in one go one action; at one stroke; in one go; in one action	both; two; some both; two; some; a few; tael	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to
trad. (一舉兩得)		一舉	兩	得
simp. (一举两得)		一举	两	得
Literally: “one action, two gains”.

Etymology

吾得臨淄，即西安孤，必覆亡矣。所謂一舉而兩得者也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

吾得临淄，即西安孤，必覆亡矣。所谓一举而两得者也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Dongguan Han Ji, 1^st century CE– 2^nd century CE

Wú dé Línzī, jí Xī'ān gū, bì fùwáng yǐ. Suǒwèi yī jǔ ér liǎng dé zhě yě.

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yījǔliǎngdé

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄐㄩˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ geoi² loeng⁵ dak¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yījǔliǎngdé
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄐㄩˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yijyǔliǎngdé
  - Wade–Giles: i¹-chü³-liang³-tê²
  - Yale: yī-jyǔ-lyǎng-dé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ijeuleangder
  - Palladius: ицзюйляндэ (iczjujljandɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ geoi² loeng⁵ dak¹
  - Yale: yāt géui léuhng dāk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ goey² loeng⁵ dak⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ gêu² lêng⁵ deg¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ kɵy̯³⁵ lœːŋ¹³ tɐk̚⁵/

Middle Chinese: 'jit kjoX ljangX tok

Rime
Character	一	舉	兩	得
Reading #	1/1	1/1	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	見 (28)	來 (37)	端 (5)
Final (韻)	質 (48)	魚 (22)	陽 (105)	德 (131)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Rising (X)	Rising (X)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III	III	I
Fanqie	於悉切	居許切	良㢡切	多則切
Baxter	'jit	kjoX	ljangX	tok
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔiɪt̚/	/kɨʌ^X/	/lɨɐŋ^X/	/tək̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔit̚/	/kiɔ^X/	/liɐŋ^X/	/tək̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔjet̚/	/kiɔ^X/	/liɑŋ^X/	/tək̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔit̚/	/kɨə̆^X/	/lɨaŋ^X/	/tək̚/
Li Rong	/ʔiĕt̚/	/kiɔ^X/	/liaŋ^X/	/tək̚/
Wang Li	/ĭĕt̚/	/kĭo^X/	/lĭaŋ^X/	/tək̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʔi̯ĕt̚/	/ki̯wo^X/	/li̯aŋ^X/	/tək̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yi	jǔ	liǎng	de
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jat¹	geoi²	loeng⁵	dak¹

Idiom

一舉兩得

to kill two birds with one stone; to do one task and finish two or more goals

Synonyms

一箭雙鵰／一箭双雕 (yījiànshuāngdiāo)
一石二鳥／一石二鸟 (yīshí'èrniǎo)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (一舉兩得):

→ Japanese: 一(いっ)挙(きょ)両(りょう)得(とく) (ikkyoryōtoku)
→ Korean: 일거양득(一擧兩得) (ilgeoyangdeuk)

Korean

Hanja in this term
一	舉	兩	得

Noun

一舉兩得 • (ilgeoyangdeuk) (hangeul 일거양득)

Alternative form of 一擧兩得 (“hanja form^? of 일거양득 (“kill two birds with one stone”)”)

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