一 石 二 鸟

yī shí èr niǎodictionary entry

to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)

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Original source entry:

一石二鳥一石二鸟 [yi1 shi2 er4 niao3] /to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 一石二鳥

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
石
dàn
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dǒu] / one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shí]
shí
rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn]
Shí
surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shí jiā zhuāng], the capital of Hebei
二
èr
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid
鸟
diǎo
penis
niǎo
bird / CL:隻|只[zhī],群[qún] / "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196) / (dialect) to pay attention to / (intensifier) damned / goddamn

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