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青は藍より出でて藍より青し

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Etymology

From the 荀子 (Junji, Xunzi), a calque of Literary Chinese 青出於藍,而青於藍 (qīng chū yú lán, ér qīng yú lán, blue comes from the indigo plant but is bluer than the plant itself).

Proverb

(あお)(あい)より()でて(あい)より(あお) (ao wa ai yori idete ai yori aoshi) あをはあゐよりいでてあゐよりあをし (awo fa awi yori idete awi yori awosi)?

  1. the student has surpassed his or her teacher

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