青出於藍 [－－于蓝]

Jyutping cing1 ceot1 jyu1 laam4
Pinyin qīng chū yú lán

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (literally: green is born of blue); the student surpasses the teacher
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    指學生​、​後​輩​嘅​成就​高過​先生​、​前輩
    a student or a person of posterity achieve more than his teacher or his former generation
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    青出于蓝而胜于蓝
    青出於藍而勝於藍
    cing1 ceot1 jyu1 laam4 ji4 sing3 jyu1 laam4
    • to compliment someone is better than their teacher; lit:indigo blue is extracted from the indigo plant but is bluer than the plant it comes from
  2. Cantonese
    青出于蓝
    青出於藍
    cing1 ceot1 jyu1 laam4
    • the students are even better than the teacher; literally, deep blue is produced from blue