一jat1舉geoi2兩loeng5得dak1

simp一举两得

jat1 geoi2 loeng5 dak1yī jǔ liǎng dé

English

(lit.) one action, two gains (idiom)
(fig.) two birds with one stone
to gain two ends at once

粵語 — Cantonese

一件事有兩個好處

Examples

將啲舊衫送俾有需要嘅人，一方面可以幫人，另一方面又唔使嘥嘢，真係一舉兩得。
Donating used clothes to the needy can help with their living and reduce waste. It is gaining two ends at once.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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