lesson learned from someone's else mistake
たざんのいし
Noun
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lesson learned from someone's else mistake, object lesson, food for thought, stones from other mountains (can be used to polish one's own gems)
idiomatic expression
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他山の石という言葉は、他人の失敗から学ぶことの重要性を教えてくれる。
The idiom 'tazan no ishi' teaches us the importance of learning from others' mistakes.
他社の経営破綻は、我が社にとって他山の石となった。
The bankruptcy of another company became an object lesson for our company.
歴史上の過ちを他山の石として、未来に活かすべきだ。
We should use historical mistakes as object lessons and apply them to the future.
競合他社の戦略ミスは、我々にとって他山の石となるだろう。
The strategic mistakes of our competitors will serve as an object lesson for us.
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