일석이조

Korean

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 一石二鳥 (yī shí èr niǎo), "kill two birds with one stone," ultimately from English kill two birds with one stone.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [iɭsʰʌ̹ɡid͡ʑo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [일서기조]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ilseogijo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ilseog'ijo
McCune–Reischauer?ilsŏgijo
Yale Romanization?il.sek.ico

Idiom

일석이조 • (ilseogijo)

  1. (idiomatic) kill two birds with one stone
    이것은 일석이조 일 것이다.
    Igeos-eun ilseogijo il geos-ida.
    This will kill two birds with one stone.
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