Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

thanh xuất vu lam

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Meaning · English

Blue comes out of indigo — the student is dyed by the master, and may come out the deeper shade.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

học trò bị ảnh hưởng bởi thầy giáo

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Literally: blue emerges from indigo

Examples

Trò giỏi hơn thầy, thanh xuất vu lam.The student outshone the master — blue out of indigo.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “thanh xuất vu lam” mean?

Blue comes out of indigo — the student is dyed by the master, and may come out the deeper shade. Literally: blue emerges from indigo

Is “thanh xuất vu lam” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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