lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom); fig. the student surpasses the master
trad. 青出於藍而勝於藍
Also written 青出於藍而勝於藍【qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán】
Characters in this word
6青
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short name for Qinghai 青海[Qing1 hai3]
- Pinyin
- Qīng
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 12152 of 2500
出
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to go out; to come out, to arise; to occur, to produce; to yield, to go beyond; to exceed, (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result), classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
- Pinyin
- chū
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 328 of 2500
于
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surname Yu
- Pinyin
- Yú
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 631 of 2500
蓝
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surname Lan
- Pinyin
- Lán
- Traditional
- 藍
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 4777 of 2500
而
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and, as well as, and so, but (not), yet (not), (indicates causal relation), (indicates change of state), (indicates contrast)
- Pinyin
- ér
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 131 of 2500
胜
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victory, success, to beat, to defeat, to surpass, victorious, superior to, to get the better of, better than, surpassing, superb (of vista), beautiful (scenery), wonderful (view), (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear, equal to (a task)
- Pinyin
- shèng
- Traditional
- 勝
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 11136 of 2500