他山之石可以攻玉
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside; to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
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- (idiom, verb) lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
- to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
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外边(wài bian)· outside
→一丘之貉(yī qiū zhī hé)· jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
→一则以喜，一则以忧(yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu)· happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
→一手交钱，一手交货(yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò)· lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
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