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TOPIK 4noun

일석이조

ilseogijo [일써기조]

일석이조가 · 일석이조를 (often 일석이조예요)

killing two birds with one stone

Example

운동하면서 돈도 벌 수 있으니까 일석이조예요.

I can exercise and earn money too, so it's two birds with one stone.

Word parts

일 one석 stone이 two조 bird

Literally 'one stone, two birds'—exactly like the English idiom.

Good to know

The native proverb 꿩 먹고 알 먹기 means the same thing and sounds more casual.