一石二鳥

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See also: 一石二鸟

Chinese

one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
 rock; stone; 10 pecks two bird
trad. (一石二鳥) 一 石 二 鳥
simp. (一石二鸟) 一 石 二 鸟
Literally: “one stone, two birds”.

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 一(いっ)石(せき)二(に)鳥(ちょう) (isseki nichō); itself a calque of English kill two birds with one stone.

Pronunciation

Idiom

一石二鳥

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

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一 石 二 鳥
いつ > いっ
Grade: 1 		せき
Grade: 1 		に
Grade: 1 		ちょう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

Calque of English kill two birds with one stone.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

一(いっ)石(せき)二(に)鳥(ちょう) • (isseki nichō) 

  1. kill two birds with one stone, do one task and finish two or more goals (literally, “one stone, two birds”)

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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