青出於藍
See also: 青出于蓝
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 | ||
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trad. (青出於藍) | 青 | 出 | 於 | 藍 | |
simp. (青出于蓝) | 青 | 出 | 于 | 蓝 | |
Literally: “the color blue is made out of indigo”. |
Etymology
Short for 青出於藍,而青於藍/青出于蓝,而青于蓝 (qīng chū yú lán, ér qīng yú lán, “Blue is obtained from the indigo plant but is bluer than the plant itself”).
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