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
Meanings
- Expression one should learn from other's mistakes (literally: stones from other mountains can be used to polish one's own gems) See also: 他山の石 (たざんのいし).
Kanji
- 他 other. Read as タ.
- 山 mountain. Read as サン.
- 石 stone. Read as いし.
- 以 from. Read as もって.
- 玉 ball. Read as たま.
- 攻 offense