他山の石以て玉を攻むべし
たざんのいしもってたまをおさむべし
- one should learn from other's mistakes; stones from other mountains can be used to polish one's own gems exp proverb
Kanji
他
タ
ほか
other; another; the others
山
サン • セン
やま
mountain
石
セキ • シャク • コク
いし
stone
以
イ
もっ.て
by means of; because; in view of; compared with
玉
ギョク
たま • たま- • -だま
jewel; ball
攻
コウ
せ.める
aggression; attack; criticize; polish
Synonyms
他山の石
たざんのいし
- lesson learned from someone's else mistake; object lesson; food for thought; stones from other mountains (can be used to polish one's own gems) n id