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一雞兩味
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Chinese
1.1
Pronunciation
1.2
Idiom
1.2.1
Usage notes
1.2.2
Synonyms
Chinese
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one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
fowl; chicken
both; two; some
both; two; some; a few; tael
taste
trad.
(
一雞兩味
/
一鷄兩味
)
一
雞
/
鷄
兩
味
simp.
(
一鸡两味
)
一
鸡
两
味
Pronunciation
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Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
jat
1
gai
1
loeng
5
mei
6-2
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
jat
1
gai
1
loeng
5
mei
6-2
Yale
:
y
ā
t g
ā
i léuhng méi
Cantonese Pinyin
:
jat
7
gai
1
loeng
5
mei
6-2
Guangdong Romanization
:
yed
1
gei
1
lêng
5
méi
6-2
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/jɐt̚⁵ kɐi̯
⁵⁵
lœːŋ¹³ mei̯²²⁻³⁵/
Idiom
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一雞兩味
(
Cantonese
)
to
kill two birds with one stone
Usage notes
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兩
/
两
can be replaced by other numerals to mean
“
killing
x
birds with one stone
”
.
Synonyms
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一石二鳥
/
一石二鸟
(
yīshí'èrniǎo
),
一箭雙鵰
/
一箭双雕
(
yījiànshuāngdiāo
),
一舉兩得
/
一举两得
(
yījǔliǎngdé
)
Categories
:
Chinese lemmas
Cantonese lemmas
Chinese idioms
Cantonese idioms
Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation
Cantonese Chinese
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