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青出於藍，而勝於藍
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(青出)(青)(出於)(出)(齣)(於)(藍)(而)(勝)
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| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
青 see styles |
qīng qing1 ch`ing ching haru はる |
More info & calligraphy: Green(n,adj-no,adj-na) (1) blue; (2) green; (3) (abbreviation) green light; (4) black (horse coat color); (prefix) (5) immature; unripe; young; (female given name) Haru |
青出 see styles |
aode あおで |
(surname) Aode |
出 see styles |
chū chu1 ch`u chu de で |
to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (n,n-suf) (1) coming out; going out; outflow; efflux; rising (of the Sun or the Moon); (n,n-suf) (2) attending (work); appearing (on stage); one's turn to go on; (n,n-suf) (3) start; beginning; (n,n-suf) (4) origins; background; person (or item) originating from ...; graduate of ...; native of ...; member of ... (lineage); (n,n-suf) (5) architectural member that projects outward; (n,n-suf) (6) highest point of the stern of a ship; (n,n-suf) (7) (kana only) (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb as 〜出がある or 〜出がない, etc.) amount (comprising something); amount of time or effort required to do something; (surname) De To go out, come forth, put forth; exit; beyond. |
齣 出 see styles |
chū chu1 ch`u chu seki; setsu せき; せつ |
variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels) (1) act (of a Chinese drama); scene; (2) paragraph (esp. of an Edo-period novel); passage; section |
出於 出于 see styles |
chū yú chu1 yu2 ch`u yü chu yü |
due to; to stem from |
於 于 see styles |
wū wu1 wu ogoto おごと |
(literary) Oh!; Ah! (irregular okurigana usage) (conjunction) (kana only) at; in; on; (female given name) Ogoto At, in, on, to, from, by, than. |
藍 蓝 see styles |
lán lan2 lan ai(p); ai あい(P); アイ |
More info & calligraphy: Blue / Indigo(1) (kana only) dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); (2) (See インジゴ) indigo (dye); (3) (See 藍色) indigo (colour); (personal name) Ranran Blue, indigo; translit. ram, lam. |
而 see styles |
ér er2 erh ji |
and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) and |
勝 胜 see styles |
shèng sheng4 sheng shou / sho しょう |
More info & calligraphy: Win / Victory(1) win; victory; (2) beautiful scenery; scenic spot; (suf,ctr) (3) (ant: 敗・2) counter for wins; (surname, female given name) Masaru jina, victorious, from ji, to overcome, surpass. |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 9 results for "青出於藍，而勝於藍" in Chinese and/or Japanese.Information about this dictionary:
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Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
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