一箭双雕

Traditional: 一箭雙鵰

yī jiàn shuāng diāo

Dictionary entry

lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom)

What does 一箭双雕 mean?

一箭双雕 (yī jiàn shuāng diāo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom)

2to kill two birds with one stone

Character breakdown

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一yīone · single 箭jiànarrow · CL:支[zhi1]双shuāngvariant of 雙|双[shuang1]雕diāovariant of 雕[diao1], to engrave

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How to pronounce 一箭双雕

一箭双雕

yī jiàn shuāng diāo

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