一石二鳥 (jat1 sek6 ji6 niu5) — to kill two birds with one stone in Cantonese

jatˉ¹sekˍ₆jiˍ₆niuˏ₅
一石二鸟
Mandarin Pinyin: yi1 shi2 er4 niao3

Meaning of 一石二鳥

nounto kill two birds with one stone
noun(just like the English idiom, which means) to accomplish two separate tasks with only one action
noun一箭雙雕, 一舉兩得

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