yī jǔ liǎng dédictionary entry
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(lit.) one action, two gains (idiom) / (fig.) two birds with one stone
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Original source entry:

一舉兩得 一举两得 [yi1 ju3 liang3 de2] /(lit.) one action, two gains (idiom)/(fig.) two birds with one stone/

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