See 青出於藍，而青於藍 on Wiktionary
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"ipa": "/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ jyː⁵⁵ laːm²¹ jiː²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jyː⁵⁵ laːm²¹/",
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"ipa": "/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ jyː⁵⁵ laːm²¹ jiː²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jyː⁵⁵ laːm²¹/",
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