青出於藍，而勝於藍

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
 
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 better than indigo”.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): qīng chū yú lán, ér shèng yú lán
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄨ ㄩˊ ㄌㄢˊ , ㄦˊ ㄕㄥˋ ㄩˊ ㄌㄢˊ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): cing1 ceot1 jyu1 laam4, ji4 sing3 jyu1 laam4
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: qīng chū yú lán, ér shèng yú lán
      • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄨ ㄩˊ ㄌㄢˊ , ㄦˊ ㄕㄥˋ ㄩˊ ㄌㄢˊ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: cing chu yú lán, ér shèng yú lán
      • Wade–Giles: chʻing1 chʻu1 yü2 lan2, êrh2 shêng4 yü2 lan2
      • Yale: chīng chū yú lán-, ér shèng yú lán
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ching chu yu lan, erl shenq yu lan
      • Palladius: цин чу юй лань, эр шэн юй лань (cin ču juj lanʹ, er šɛn juj lanʹ)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ y³⁵ län³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹ y³⁵ län³⁵/
  • Cantonese

Proverb

青出於藍，而勝於藍

  1. Synonym of 青出於藍，而青於藍／青出于蓝，而青于蓝 (qīng chū yú lán, ér qīng yú lán)
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