青出於藍而勝於藍 [－－于蓝－胜于蓝]

Jyutping cing1 ceot1 jyu1 laam4 ji4 sing3 jyu1 laam4
Pinyin qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán

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