青出於藍，而勝於藍

青出於藍，而勝於藍

Chinese

		the student has surpassed his or her teacher		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)		青出於藍	，	而	勝於	藍
simp. (青出于蓝，而胜于蓝)		青出于蓝	，	而	胜于	蓝
Literally: “the color blue is made out of indigo, but is more vivid than indigo”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīngchūyúlán, érshèngyúlán

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄨ ㄩˊ ㄌㄢˊ, ㄦˊ ㄕㄥˋ ㄩˊ ㄌㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ ceot¹ jyu¹ laam⁴, ji⁴ sing³ jyu¹ laam⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qīngchūyúlán, érshèngyúlán
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄨ ㄩˊ ㄌㄢˊ, ㄦˊ ㄕㄥˋ ㄩˊ ㄌㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingchuyulan, erlshenqyulan
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ y³⁵ la̠n³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹ y³⁵ la̠n³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing¹ ceot¹ jyu¹ laam⁴, ji⁴ sing³ jyu¹ laam⁴
    • Yale: chīng chēut yū làahm, yìh sing yū làahm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ tsoet⁷ jy¹ laam⁴, ji⁴ sing³ jy¹ laam⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ cêd¹ yu¹ lam⁴, yi⁴ xing³ yu¹ lam⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰɵt̚⁵ jyː⁵⁵ laːm²¹ jiː²¹ sɪŋ³³ jyː⁵⁵ laːm²¹/

Proverb

青出於藍，而勝於藍

1. Synonym of 青出於藍／青出于蓝 (qīngchūyúlán).