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See also: 青出于蓝

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|- ! !green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)

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; from; by; than; out of; (surname)

!blue; kohlrabi |- !trad. (青出於藍) | 青 | 出 | 於 | 藍 |- !simp. (青出于蓝) | 青 | 出 | 于 | 蓝 |}

青出於藍

Japanese: 青 (あお)は藍 (あい)より出 (い)でて藍 (あい)より青 (あお)し ‎(ao wa ai yori idete ai yori aoshi)

Short for 青出於藍，而勝於藍／青出于蓝，而胜于蓝 (qīngchūyúlán ér shèng yú lán, “blue comes from the indigo plant but is bluer than the plant itself”)