Definition of 他山の石 (たざんのいし)

ざんいし

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)(idiom )
Related Kanji
other, another, the others
mountain
stone
Example sentences(showing 1 results)

ざんいし
他山の石
The fault of another is a good teacher