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一箭双雕

yī jiàn shuāng diāodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom) / to kill two birds with one stone
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

一箭雙鵰 一箭双雕 [yi1 jian4 shuang1 diao1] /lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom)/to kill two birds with one stone/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 一箭雙鵰

  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

  • 箭
    jiàn

    arrow / CL:支[zhī]

  • 双
    shuāng

    two / double / pair / both / even (number)

    Shuāng

    surname Shuang

  • 雕
    diāo

    variant of 雕[diāo], to engrave / to carve / to engrave / shrewd / bird of prey

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.