一箭雙鵰

See also: 一箭雙雕 and 一箭双雕

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	arrow	two; double; pair two; double; pair; both	golden eagle
trad. (一箭雙鵰/一箭雙雕)		一	箭	雙	鵰/雕
simp. (一箭双雕)		一	箭	双	雕
Literally: “one arrow, two eagles”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yījiànshuāngdiāo

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄤㄉㄧㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ zin³ soeng¹ diu¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yījiànshuāngdiāo [Phonetic: yíjiànshuāngdiāo]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄤㄉㄧㄠ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ijiannshuangdiau
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yijiànshuangdiao
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡ɕjɛn⁵¹ ʂwɑŋ⁵⁵ tjɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ zin³ soeng¹ diu¹
  - Yale: yāt jin sēung dīu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ dzin³ soeng¹ diu¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ jin³ sêng¹ diu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ t͡siːn³³ sœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵ tiːu̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

一箭雙鵰

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

Synonyms

一石二鳥／一石二鸟 (yīshí'èrniǎo)
一舉兩得／一举两得 (yījǔliǎngdé)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (一箭雙鵰):

→ Vietnamese: nhất tiễn song điêu (一箭雙鵰)

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
一	箭	雙	鵰

Proverb

一箭雙鵰

Hán tự form of nhất tiễn song điêu (“to kill two birds with one stone”).

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