- 青出于蓝,而胜于蓝
- qing1 chu1 yu2 lan2 , er2 sheng4 yu2 lan2lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom), fig. the student becomes superior to the master* * *青出於藍,而勝於藍|青出于蓝,而胜于蓝 [qīng chū yú lán , ér shèng yú lán] ► lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom) ► fig. the student becomes superior to the master
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.