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 兩 得
simp. (一举两得) 一举 两 得
Literally: “one action, two gains”.

Etymology

吾得臨淄,即西安孤,必覆亡矣。所謂一舉而兩得者也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
吾得临淄,即西安孤,必覆亡矣。所谓一举而两得者也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Dongguan Han Ji, 1st century CE– 2nd century CE
Wú dé Línzī, jí Xī'ān gū, bì fùwáng yǐ. Suǒwèi yī jǔ ér liǎng dé zhě yě. [Pinyin]
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Pronunciation



Rime
Character 一 舉 兩 得
Reading # 1/1 1/1 1/2 1/1
Initial (聲) 影 (34) 見 (28) 來 (37) 端 (5)
Final (韻) 眞 (48) 魚 (22) 陽 (105) 登 (131)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Rising (X) Rising (X) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open Open
Division (等) III III III I
Fanqie 於悉切 居許切 良㢡切 多則切
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 jǔ 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: 一(いっ)挙(きょ)両(りょう)得(とく) (ikkyoryōtoku)
  • → Korean: 일거양득(一擧兩得) (ilgeoyangdeuk)

Korean

Hanja in this term
一舉兩得

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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