| 一举两得 |
yī jǔ liǎng dé |
(lit.) one action, two gains (idiom) / (fig.) two birds with one stone |
| 一 |
yī |
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 一举 |
yī jǔ |
a move / an action / in one move / at a stroke / in one go |
| 举 |
jǔ |
variant of 举 |
| 举 |
jǔ |
to lift / to hold up / to cite / to enumerate / to act / to raise / to choose / to elect / act / move / deed |
| 两 |
liǎng |
two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old) |
| 得 |
dé |
to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished |
| 得 |
dè |
used in 得瑟 |
| 得 |
de |
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 得 |
děi |
to have to / must / ought to / to need to |