| 他山の石 | [たざんのいし, tazannoishi] (n) (See 他山の石以て玉を攻むべし) 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) [Add to Longdo] |
| 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, tazannoishimottetamawoosamubeshi] (exp) (arch) (proverb) (See 他山の石) one should learn from other's mistakes; stones from other mountains can be used to polish one's own gems [Add to Longdo] |
| Learn wisdom by faults of others. | 人のふり見て我がふり直せ、他山の石。 |
| The fault of another is a good teacher. | 他山の石とする。 |