一石二鳥
See also: 一石二鸟
Chinese
- one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
rock; stone; 10 pecks two bird; penis trad. (一石二鳥) 一 石 二 鳥 simp. (一石二鸟) 一 石 二 鸟 Literally: “one stone, two birds”.
Pronunciation
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |||
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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
A calque of the English expression, to kill two birds with one stone.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
一石二鳥 (hiragana いっせきにちょう, rōmaji isseki nichō)
- “one stone, two birds” → kill two birds with one stone: do one task and finish two or more goals
Synonyms
- 一挙両得 (ikkyo ryōtoku): literally, “one stroke, double gain”
References
- 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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