青出於藍，而勝於藍

See also: 青出于蓝，而胜于蓝

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		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

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• 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
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing¹ ceot¹ jyu¹ laam⁴, ji⁴ sing³ jyu¹ laam⁴
    • Yale: chīng chēut yū làahm, yìh sing yū làahm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ tsoet⁷ jy¹ laam⁴, ji⁴ sing³ jy¹ laam⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ cêd¹ yu¹ lam⁴, yi⁴ xing³ yu¹ lam⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ jyː⁵⁵ laːm²¹ jiː²¹ sɪŋ³³ jyː⁵⁵ laːm²¹/

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)