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From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 青出於藍，而勝於藍 [ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄨ ㄩˊ ㄌㄢˊ , ㄦˊ ㄕㄥˋ ㄩˊ ㄌㄢˊ; qing1 chu1 yu2 lan2 , er2 sheng4 yu2 lan2]
 lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom)
 fig. the student becomes superior to the master
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