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꿩 먹고 알 먹기

kkwong meokgo al meokgi [꿩 먹꼬 알 먹끼]

꿩 먹고 알 먹기다 · 꿩 먹고 알 먹는 셈이다

killing two birds with one stone; a double benefit

Example

운동도 하고 돈도 버니까 꿩 먹고 알 먹기예요.

I get exercise and earn money too—it's killing two birds with one stone.

Word parts

Eat the pheasant and its eggs too: two gains from one catch.

Good to know

Sino-Korean equivalents are 일석이조 and 일거양득; the proverb sounds more casual.