青出於藍而勝於藍

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

Character by character

• 青(qīng)short name for Qinghai 青海 qīnghǎi
• 出(chū)go out
• 於(yú)in
• 藍(lán)surname Lan
• 而(ér)and
• 勝(shèng)victory
• 於(yú)in
• 藍(lán)surname Lan