青出於藍

Mandarin

simpl.		青出于蓝
trad.		青出於藍

Etymology

Short for 青出於藍，而勝於藍 (qīngchūyúlán ér shèng yú lán) "blue comes from the indigo plant but is bluer than the plant itself"

Proverb

青出於藍 (traditional, Pinyin qīngchūyúlán, simplified 青出于蓝)

1. the student has surpassed his or her teacher

Descendants

• Japanese: 青は藍より出でて藍より青し (あおはあいよりいでてあいよりあおし, ao wa ai yori idete ai yori ao shi)