See 一石二鳥 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"zh_pron": "jat¹ sek⁶ ji⁶ niu⁵"
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"zh_pron": "ㄧ ㄕˊ ㄦˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ"
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"Wade-Giles"
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"zh_pron": "i¹-shih²-êrh⁴-niao³"
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "ишиэрняо"
},
{
"ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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"zh_pron": "jat¹ sek⁶ ji⁶ niu⁵"
},
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],
"zh_pron": "yāt sehk yih níuh"
},
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],
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "jat⁷ sek⁹ ji⁶ niu⁵"
},
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"zh_pron": "yed¹ ség⁶ yi⁶ niu⁵"
},
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"roman": "yījiànshuāngdiāo",
"word": "一箭雙鵰"
},
{
"roman": "yījiànshuāngdiāo",
"word": "一箭双雕"
},
{
"roman": "yījǔliǎngdé",
"word": "一舉兩得"
},
{
"roman": "yījǔliǎngdé",
"word": "一举两得"
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],
"word": "一石二鳥"
}
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