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青出於藍勝於藍 (cing1 ceot1 jyu1 laam4 sing3 jyu1 laam4) — the student/disciple becomes better than the teacher/master in Cantonese

cingˉ¹青ceotˉ¹出jyuˉ¹於laamˎ₄藍sing˗₃勝jyuˉ¹於laamˎ₄藍
简 青出于蓝胜于蓝
Mandarin Pinyin: qing1 chu1 yu2 lan2 sheng4 yu2 lan2

Meaning of 青出於藍勝於藍

nounthe student/disciple becomes better than the teacher/master

Characters in 青出於藍勝於藍

青ceng1
sth green, e.g. crops, grass
出ceot1
go out; come out
於jyu1
(indicating comparison) than
藍laam4
a Chinese surname
勝sing3
excel; superior to; surpass

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