青出於藍

青出於藍

See also: 青出于蓝

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
trad. (青出於藍)		青	出	於	藍
simp. (青出于蓝)		青	出	于	蓝

Etymology

Short for 青出於藍，而勝於藍／青出于蓝，而胜于蓝 (qīngchūyúlán, érshèngyúlán, “blue comes from the indigo plant but is bluer than the plant itself”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīngchūyúlán

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄨ ㄩˊ ㄌㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ ceot¹ jyu¹ laam⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): chheng-chhut-î-lâm / chheng-chhut-î-nâ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qīngchūyúlán
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄨ ㄩˊ ㄌㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingchuyulan
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ y³⁵ la̠n³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing¹ ceot¹ jyu¹ laam⁴
    • Yale: chīng chēut yū làahm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ tsoet⁷ jy¹ laam⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ cêd¹ yu¹ lam⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰɵt̚⁵ jyː⁵⁵ laːm²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-chhut-î-lâm
    • Tâi-lô: tshing-tshut-î-lâm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhengzhut'ilaam
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ i²³⁻³³ lam²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ i²⁴⁻¹¹ lam²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-chhut-î-nâ
    • Tâi-lô: tshing-tshut-î-nâ
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhengzhut'inaa
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ i²³⁻³³ nã²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ i²⁴⁻¹¹ nã²⁴/

Proverb

青出於藍

1. (xiehouyu) the student has surpassed his or her teacher

Descendants

• Japanese: 青 (あお)は藍 (あい)より出 (い)でて藍 (あい)より青 (あお)し (ao wa ai yori idete ai yori aoshi)