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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】

[exp] [proverb]
▶ one should learn from other's mistakes
▶ [lit] stones from other mountains can be used to polish one's own gems

Cross references:
	⇔ see: 1407110 他山の石 1. 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)

History:

6.	A 2017-12-06 02:18:22 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
5.	A* 2017-12-04 09:15:44 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	doesn't seem arch (though less common than the shorter 他山の石)
	Diff:	@@ -13 +12,0 @@ -<misc>&arch;</misc>
4.	A 2014-12-03 02:50:50 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
	Diff:	@@ -14 +14 @@ -<s_inf>proverb</s_inf> +<misc>&proverb;</misc>
3.	A 2010-10-19 21:03:10 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	We don't currently have "proverb" as a "misc" code. Perhaps we should.
	Diff:	@@ -13,1 +13,0 @@ -<misc>&proverb;</misc> @@ -15,0 +14,1 @@ +<s_inf>proverb</s_inf>
2.	A 2010-10-19 05:03:50 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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1.	A* 2010-10-15 07:21:14 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	koj, daijr, daijs

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