一舉兩得

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
simp. (一举两得) 一举
Literally: “one action, two gains”.

Etymology

臨淄西安覆亡所謂 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
临淄西安覆亡所谓 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Dongguan Han Ji, 1st century CE– 2nd century CE
Wú dé Línzī, jí Xī'ān gū, bì fùwáng yǐ. Suǒwèi ér liǎng zhě yě. [Pinyin]
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Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1 1/2 1/1
Initial () (34) (28) (37) (5)
Final () (48) (22) (105) (131)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Rising (X) Rising (X) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open Open
Division () III III III I
Fanqie
Baxter 'jit kjoX ljangX tok
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʔiɪt̚/ /kɨʌX/ /lɨɐŋX/ /tək̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʔit̚/ /kiɔX/ /liɐŋX/ /tək̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʔjet̚/ /kiɔX/ /liɑŋX/ /tək̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʔit̚/ /kɨə̆X/ /lɨaŋX/ /tək̚/
Li
Rong
/ʔiĕt̚/ /kiɔX/ /liaŋX/ /tək̚/
Wang
Li
/ĭĕt̚/ /kĭoX/ /lĭaŋX/ /tək̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ʔi̯ĕt̚/ /ki̯woX/ /li̯aŋX/ /tək̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
yi liǎng de
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jat1 geoi2 loeng5 dak1

Idiom

一舉兩得

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

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (一舉兩得):
  • Japanese: (いっ)(きょ)(りょう)(とく) (ikkyoryōtoku)
  • Korean: 일거양득(一擧兩得) (ilgeoyangdeuk)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

一舉兩得 • (ilgeoyangdeuk) (hangeul 일거양득)

  1. Alternative form of 一擧兩得 (Hanja form? of 일거양득 (kill two birds with one stone).)
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