他た山ざん

noun

another mountain; another temple

Rare standalone noun. Almost always encountered in the proverb 他山の石 (a lesson drawn from others' mistakes). The literal meaning 'another mountain/temple' is mainly a dictionary gloss; modern usage is overwhelmingly bound to the proverb.

• 「他た山ざんの石いし」ということわざは、他た人にんの失しっ敗ぱいも自じ分ぶんの戒いましめになるという意い味みだ。

  The proverb 他山の石 means that even others' mistakes can serve as a lesson for oneself.