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(lit.) one action, two gains (idiom) · (fig.) two birds with one stone

一举两得
yī jǔ liǎng dé
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom) · to kill two birds with one stone一箭双雕yī jiàn shuāng diāo(idiom) to achieve twice the result with half the effort事半功倍shì bàn gōng bèito kill two birds with one stone (idiom)一石二鸟yī shí èr niǎoto satisfy rival demands (idiom) · to get the best of both worlds · to have it both ways · to have one's cake and eat it too两全其美liǎng quán qí měi
Antonyms
(idiom) to expend twice the effort for half the result事倍功半shì bèi gōng bànthe gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)得不偿失dé bù cháng shī
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