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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 一石二鳥, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 一石二鳥 (isseki nichō), ultimately a calque of English kill two birds with one stone.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | ilseogijo |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ilseog'ijo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ilssŏgijo |
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| Yale Romanization? | ilqsek.ico |
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Noun
일석이조 • (ilseogijo) (hanja 一石二鳥)
- (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) kill two birds with one stone