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他山之石可以攻玉
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Definitions
- 1. lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
- 2. to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
Child Words of 他山之石可以攻玉
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dǒu]; one hundred liters
he; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
jade
to use
mountain; hill (CL:座[zuò])
can
to attack
can
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
rock