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青出於藍而勝於藍
简 青出于蓝而胜于蓝 · 繁 青出於藍而勝於藍Mandarin · pinyin qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán
Meanings
- lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom)
- fig. the student surpasses the master
Characters in this entry
- 青
- qīng · blue, green; young; Kangxi radical 174
- 出
- chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
- 於
- yú · yū · in, at, on; interjection alas!
- 藍
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- 而
- ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
- 勝
- shèng · victory; excel, be better than
- 于
- yú · in, on, at; go to; surname
- 蓝
- lán · blue; indigo plant; surname
- 胜
- shèng · victory; excel, be better than
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Mandarin tones
1–1–2–2–2–4–2–2 · qing1 chu1 yu2 lan2 er2 sheng4 yu2 lan2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
cing1 ceot1 jyu1 laam4 ji4 sing3 jyu1 laam4
Cantonese word readings for 青出於藍而勝於藍. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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cing1 ceot1 jyu1 laam4 ji4 sing3 jyu1 laam4
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