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青出於藍 (cing1 ceot1 jyu1 laam4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

青出於藍 (cing1 ceot1 jyu1 laam4, qīng chū yú lán) — (literally: green is born of blue); the student surpasses the teacher

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 青ＢＢ (cing1 bi1 bi1) — greeny (spoken)
• 青口 (cing1 hau2) — mussel
• 青啤啤 (ceng1 bi1 bi1) — green (negative connotation); unripe fruit
• 青山公路 (cing1 saan1 gung1 lou6) — Castle Peak Road, a road in Hong Kong,China
• 青山道 (cing1 saan1 dou6) — Castle Peak Road, a road in Hong Kong,China
• 青山醫院 (cing1 saan1 ji1 jyun2) — Castle peak hospital, the oldest psychiatric hospital in Hong Kong

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