Chinese Idioms - Chengyu

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    to kill two birds with one stone

    yī
    一
    shí
    石
    èr
    二
    niǎo
    鸟
    一石二鸟
    yī shí èr niǎo

    Word by word translation of this Chinese idiom

    一
    yī
    one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
    石
    dàn
    dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗 / ten pecks / one hundred liters
    shí
    rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn] / surname Shi
    二
    èr
    two / 2 / stupid (Beijing dialect)
    鸟
    diǎo
    penis / variant of 屌[diǎo]
    niǎo
    bird / CL:隻|只[zhī],群[qún]
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