Entry
他山の石以て玉を攻むべし
Source
JMdict 200217
Characters
他 山 石 以 玉 攻
Definition
Word
他山の石以て玉を攻むべし
Reading
たざんのいしもってたまをおさむべし
Crossref
他山の石
Reference
Translation eng
one should learn from other's mistakes stones from other mountains can be used to polish one's own gems
Part of Speech expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Dictionaries
Miscellaneous proverb
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