"青出于蓝" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 qīng chū yú lán lit. green is born of blue, but beats blue (idiom) / fig. the student becomes superior to the master / same as couplet 青出於藍,而勝於藍|青出于蓝,而胜于蓝
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 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 surpasses the master
 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
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