青出於藍,而勝於藍

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Chinese

green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)
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
and; as well as; but (not)
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) 勝於
simp. (青出于蓝,而胜于蓝) 胜于
Literally: “the color blue is made out of indigo, but is better than indigo”.

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青出於藍,而勝於藍

  1. synonym of 青出於藍,而青於藍 / 青出于蓝,而青于蓝 (qīng chū yú lán, ér qīng yú lán)