如切如磋
rú​qiē​rú​cuō

to learn from each other

  • created sense approved 如切如磋 · rú​qiē​rú​cuō · to learn from each other — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    如切如磋

    rú​qiē​rú​cuō

    to learn from each other

    (literary) literally "as if cutting and filing"; used to describe people studying together or polishing each other's skills through mutual discussion and criticism. Derived from the [[诗经|詩經|shi1 jing1]]

    如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 切 (literal) → 切 · qiē · to cut 如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 磋 (literal) → 磋 · cuō · to polish

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