青出于蓝而胜于蓝
Traditional form:
青出於藍而勝於藍
Pinyin (reading):
qīngchūyúlán'érshèngyúlán
Definitions:
- lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom)
- fig. the student surpasses the master
Characters:
- 青 - nature's color; blue, green, black; young
- 出 - to go out, to send out; stand; produce
- 于 - at, in, on; to, from; alas!
- 蓝 - blue; indigo plant; surname
- 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
- 胜 - victory; to excel, to truimph
- 于 - at, in, on; to, from; alas!
- 蓝 - blue; indigo plant; surname
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