Read Edit View history 他山之石 tāshānzhīshí advice from others Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 他山之石 tāshānzhīshí advice from others literally "stones from other hills"; a metaphor for using outside help, such as other people's advice, experiences, or criticisms, to help correct one's own faults or improve oneself Frequency Written text 0.202 per million Cross-References Same as 他山之石，可以攻玉 tāshānzhīshíkěyǐgōngyù它山之石，可以为错 tāshānzhīshíkěyǐwéicuò Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
他山之石 tāshānzhīshí advice from others literally "stones from other hills"; a metaphor for using outside help, such as other people's advice, experiences, or criticisms, to help correct one's own faults or improve oneself Frequency Written text 0.202 per million Cross-References Same as 他山之石，可以攻玉 tāshānzhīshíkěyǐgōngyù它山之石，可以为错 tāshānzhīshíkěyǐwéicuò Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)