青出于蓝而胜于蓝

qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. the student surpasses the master

Child Words of 青出于蓝而胜于蓝

出
chū

to go out

出于
chū yú

due to

胜
shèng

victory

于
yú

(of time or place) in; at; on

而
ér

and

蓝
lán

blue

青
qīng

green