青出於藍，而勝於藍

Chinese
the student has surpassed his or her teacher
 
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 to be better than; to be superior to blue; indigo plant; surname
trad. (青出於藍，而勝於藍) 青出於藍 ， 而 勝於 藍
simp. (青出于蓝，而胜于蓝) 青出于蓝 ， 而 胜于 蓝
Literally: “the color blue is made out of indigo, but is more vivid than indigo”.

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): qīngchūyúlán, érshèngyúlán
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄨ ㄩˊ ㄌㄢˊ, ㄦˊ ㄕㄥˋ ㄩˊ ㄌㄢˊ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): cing1 ceot1 jyu1 laam4, ji4 sing3 jyu1 laam4

Proverb

青出於藍，而勝於藍

  1. Synonym of 青出於藍／青出于蓝 (qīngchūyúlán).
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