他山之石可以攻玉
Dictionary entry
lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
What does 他山之石可以攻玉 mean?
他山之石可以攻玉 (tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù) has the following dictionary meaning.
1lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
2to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
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他tā(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his · (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])山Shānsurname Shan之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him石Shísurname Shi · abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], the capital of Hebei可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able · to approve; to permit以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]攻gōngto attack · to accuse玉yùjade
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