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他山の石 [news2,nf38]
【 たざんのいし [news2,nf38] 】
1. [n] [id]
▶ lesson learned from someone's else mistake
▶ object lesson
▶ food for thought
▶ [lit] stones from other mountains (can be used to polish one's own gems)
Cross references:
  ⇔ see: 2588420 他山の石以て玉を攻むべし 1. one should learn from other's mistakes; stones from other mountains can be used to polish one's own gems



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3. A 2017-12-04 09:15:06  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
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+<misc>&id;</misc>
2. A 2010-10-15 07:21:30  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
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+<xref type="see" seq="2588420">他山の石以て玉を攻むべし</xref>
@@ -19,1 +20,1 @@
-<gloss g_type="lit">stone from another mountain</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="lit">stones from other mountains (can be used to polish one's own gems)</gloss>
1. A* 2010-10-14 22:34:07  Scott
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@@ -16,0 +16,1 @@
+<gloss>lesson learned from someone's else mistake</gloss>
@@ -18,0 +19,1 @@
+<gloss g_type="lit">stone from another mountain</gloss>

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