他山之石可以攻玉

tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù

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Definições

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

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

he; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)

to use

can

can

mountain; hill (CL:座[zuò])

to attack

jade

dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dǒu]; one hundred liters

rock