Definition of 他山の石

たざんのいしtazannoishi

noun:

  • 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) [literal] - idiom 他山の石以て玉を攻むべし

Example Sentences

他山の石tazannoishiとするtosuru
The fault of another is a good teacher.

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