一雞兩味

Chinese

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Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ gai¹ loeng⁵ mei^6-2

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ gai¹ loeng⁵ mei^6-2
  - Yale: yāt gāi léuhng méi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ gai¹ loeng⁵ mei^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ gei¹ lêng⁵ méi^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵ lœːŋ¹³ mei̯²²⁻³⁵/

Idiom

一雞兩味

(Cantonese) to kill two birds with one stone

Usage notes

兩／两 can be replaced by other numerals to mean “killing x birds with one stone”.

Synonyms

一石二鳥／一石二鸟 (yīshí'èrniǎo), 一箭雙鵰／一箭双雕 (yījiànshuāngdiāo), 一舉兩得／一举两得 (yījǔliǎngdé)

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