粵

青cing1出ceot1於jyu1藍laam4

simp青出于蓝
cing1 ceot1 jyu1 laam4qīng chū yú lán

English

  1. (literally: green is born of blue); the student surpasses the teacher
  2. a student or a person of posterity achieve more than his teacher or his former generation

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指學生、後輩嘅成就高過先生、前輩

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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