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Japanese
Etymology
From the 荀子 (Junji, “Xunzi”), a calque of Literary Chinese 青出於藍，而青於藍 (qīng chū yú lán, ér qīng yú lán, “blue comes from the indigo plant but is bluer than the plant itself”).
Proverb
青は藍より出でて藍より青し • (ao wa ai yori idete ai yori aoshi) ←あをはあゐよりいでてあゐよりあをし (awo fa awi yori idete awi yori awosi)?
- the student has surpassed his or her teacher
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