Our free resources help you explore Chinese idioms and proverbs. These phrases are full of meaning and widely applicable. Today, we introduce 「青藍冰水」—details below.
The idiom 「青藍冰水」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.
An abbreviation of “the pupil surpasses the master, and ice is colder than water”. A metaphor for students surpassing their teachers or later generations surpassing their predecessors.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qīng lán bīng shuǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ching1/cheng1 laam4 bing1 seui2
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