青出於藍而勝於藍 | | lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom) / fig. the student surpasses the master |
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青 | | abbr. for 青海, Qinghai Province |
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青 | | green / blue / black / youth / young (of people) |
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出 | | 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 |
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出於 | | due to / to stem from |
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於 | | (of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by |
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於 | | surname Yu / Taiwan pr. [Yu2] |
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於 | | (literary) Oh! / Ah! |
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藍 | | surname Lan |
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藍 | | blue / indigo plant |
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而 | | and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast) |
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勝 | | 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) |
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於 | | (of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by |
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於 | | surname Yu / Taiwan pr. [Yu2] |
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於 | | (literary) Oh! / Ah! |
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藍 | | surname Lan |
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藍 | | blue / indigo plant |
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