青出於藍,而青於藍
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See also: 青出于蓝,而青于蓝
Chinese
[edit]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) |
green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.) | in; at; to in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname |
blue; indigo plant; surname | |||
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trad. (青出於藍,而青於藍) | 青 | 出 | 於 | 藍 | , | 而 | 青 | 於 | 藍 | |
simp. (青出于蓝,而青于蓝) | 青 | 出 | 于 | 蓝 | , | 而 | 青 | 于 | 蓝 | |
Literally: “the color blue is made out of indigo, but is more vivid than indigo”. |
Etymology
[edit]From Xunzi:
- 君子曰:學不可以已。青,取之於藍,而青於藍;冰,水為之,而寒於水。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Xunzi, c. 3rd century BCE
- Jūnzǐ yuē: xué bùkě yǐ yǐ. Qīng, qǔ zhī yú lán, ér qīng yú lán; bīng, shuǐ wèi zhī, ér hán yú shuǐ. [Pinyin]
- The gentleman said: Learning must never cease. Blue is obtained from the indigo plant but is bluer than the plant itself; ice is made from water but is colder than water itself.
君子曰:学不可以已。青,取之于蓝,而青于蓝;冰,水为之,而寒于水。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄨ ㄩˊ ㄌㄢˊ , ㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄩˊ ㄌㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cing chu yú lán, ér cing yú lán
- Wade–Giles: chʻing1 chʻu1 yü2 lan2, êrh2 chʻing1 yü2 lan2
- Yale: chīng chū yú lán-, ér chīng yú lán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ching chu yu lan, erl ching yu lan
- Palladius: цин чу юй лань, эр цин юй лань (cin ču juj lanʹ, er cin juj lanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ y³⁵ län³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ y³⁵ län³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cing1 ceot1 jyu1 laam4, ji4 cing1 jyu1 laam4
- Yale: chīng chēut yū làahm, yìh chīng yū làahm
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsing1 tsoet7 jy1 laam4, ji4 tsing1 jy1 laam4
- Guangdong Romanization: qing1 cêd1 yu1 lam4, yi4 qing1 yu1 lam4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ jyː⁵⁵ laːm²¹ jiː²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jyː⁵⁵ laːm²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
[edit]青出於藍,而青於藍
Synonyms
[edit]- 青出於藍,而勝於藍/青出于蓝,而胜于蓝 (qīng chū yú lán, ér shèng yú lán)
- 青出於藍,更勝於藍/青出于蓝,更胜于蓝
- 青出於藍/青出于蓝 (qīngchūyúlán)
- 青過於藍/青过于蓝
Descendants
[edit]- → Japanese: 青は藍より出でて藍より青し (ao wa ai yori idete ai yori aoshi) (calque)
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