shān
gōng
cuò

idiom
literary

Meaning of 他山攻错

他山攻错 means to learn from others to correct one's own mistakes; see 攻错 (gōng cuò). Pronounced tā shān gōng cuò.

  • to learn from others to correct one's own mistakes; see 攻错 (gōng cuò)

Definitions & Examples

shān
gōng
cuò
 
shì
rén
liú
gěi
men
de
zhì
huì
 

Learning from others to correct one's faults is the wisdom left to us by the ancients.

Zài
xué
shù
yán
jiū
shàng
 
men
yào
shàn
shān
gōng
cuò
 
jiè
jiàn
guó
xiān
jìn
jīng
yàn
 

In academic research, we should be good at learning from others to remedy our own shortcomings, drawing on advanced international experience.