See 青出於藍，而勝於藍 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"zh_pron": "cing¹ ceot¹ jyu¹ laam⁴"
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"zh_pron": "ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄨ ㄩˊ ㄌㄢˊ"
},
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"Tongyong-Pinyin"
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"zh_pron": "ér shèng yú lán"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "chʻing¹ chʻu¹ yü² lan²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "êrh² shêng⁴ yü² lan²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "chīng chū yú lán-"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "ér shèng yú lán"
},
{
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"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "ching chu yu lan"
},
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "erl shenq yu lan"
},
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"Standard-Chinese",
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"Standard-Chinese",
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],
"zh_pron": "эр шэн юй лань"
},
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"ipa": "/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ y³⁵ län³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹ y³⁵ län³⁵/",
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
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],
"zh_pron": "chīng chēut yū làahm"
},
{
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"Hong Kong"
],
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "yìh sing yū làahm"
},
{
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"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "tsing¹ tsoet⁷ jy¹ laam⁴"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "ji⁴ sing³ jy¹ laam⁴"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "qing¹ cêd¹ yu¹ lam⁴"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "yi⁴ xing³ yu¹ lam⁴"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ jyː⁵⁵ laːm²¹ jiː²¹ sɪŋ³³ jyː⁵⁵ laːm²¹/",
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"Chinese lemmas",
"Chinese proverbs",
"Chinese terms spelled with 出",
"Chinese terms spelled with 勝",
"Chinese terms spelled with 於",
"Chinese terms spelled with 而",
"Chinese terms spelled with 藍",
"Chinese terms spelled with 青",
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},
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],
"zh_pron": "ér shèng yú lán"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄨ ㄩˊ ㄌㄢˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄦˊ ㄕㄥˋ ㄩˊ ㄌㄢˊ"
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"tags": [
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"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "cing¹ ceot¹ jyu¹ laam⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "ji⁴ sing³ jyu¹ laam⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "qīng chū yú lán"
},
{
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "ér shèng yú lán"
},
{
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄨ ㄩˊ ㄌㄢˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄦˊ ㄕㄥˋ ㄩˊ ㄌㄢˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "cing chu yú lán"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "ér shèng yú lán"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "chʻing¹ chʻu¹ yü² lan²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "êrh² shêng⁴ yü² lan²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "chīng chū yú lán-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "ér shèng yú lán"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "ching chu yu lan"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "erl shenq yu lan"
},
{
"roman": "cin ču juj lanʹ, er šɛn juj lanʹ",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "цин чу юй лань"
},
{
"roman": "cin ču juj lanʹ, er šɛn juj lanʹ",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "эр шэн юй лань"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ y³⁵ län³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹ y³⁵ län³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Sinological-IPA"
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},
{
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "cing¹ ceot¹ jyu¹ laam⁴"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "ji⁴ sing³ jyu¹ laam⁴"
},
{
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "chīng chēut yū làahm"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "yìh sing yū làahm"
},
{
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"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "tsing¹ tsoet⁷ jy¹ laam⁴"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "ji⁴ sing³ jy¹ laam⁴"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "qing¹ cêd¹ yu¹ lam⁴"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "yi⁴ xing³ yu¹ lam⁴"
},
{
"ipa": "/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ jyː⁵⁵ laːm²¹ jiː²¹ sɪŋ³³ jyː⁵⁵ laːm²¹/",
"raw_tags": [
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"Hong Kong"
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"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
}
],
"word": "青出於藍，而勝於藍"
}
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