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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)
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in; at; to in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname
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blue; indigo plant; surname
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and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
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to be better than; to be superior to
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blue; indigo plant; surname
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trad. (青出於藍,而勝於藍)
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青
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出
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於
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藍
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,
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而
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勝於
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藍
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simp. (青出于蓝,而胜于蓝)
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青
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出
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于
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蓝
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,
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而
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胜于
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蓝
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Literally: “the color blue is made out of indigo, but is better than indigo”.
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Pronunciation
Proverb
青出於藍,而勝於藍
- 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)