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青出於藍. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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Chinese
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green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)
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to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas) |
in; at; to in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname |
blue; indigo plant; surname
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| trad. (青出於藍)
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青
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出
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於
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藍
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| simp. (青出于蓝)
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青
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出
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于
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蓝
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| Literally: “the color blue is made out of indigo”.
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Etymology
Short for 青出於藍，而青於藍／青出于蓝，而青于蓝 (qīng chū yú lán, ér qīng yú lán, “Blue is obtained from the indigo plant but is bluer than the plant itself”).
Pronunciation
Idiom
青出於藍
- (figurative) the student has surpassed his or her teacher
Descendants