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氷は水より出でて水よりも寒し
Hiragana
こおりはみずよりいでてみずよりもさむし
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
弟子が師匠の学識や技量を追い越して、師匠よりもすぐれた存在になることのたとえ。『氷は水より出でて水よりも寒し』という漢文に由来することわざ。 / 後から出てきた者が、先行している者よりも実力・成績などの面で上回ること。後進が先達をしのぐことのたとえ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ならった人がおしえた人よりも上手になることをたとえていうことば
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
比喻学生超过老师 / 比喻后辈胜过前辈
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
青出於藍，更勝於藍 / 學生勝過老師 / 後輩超越前輩
Korean Meaning
제자가 스승을 능가함 / 후배가 선배보다 더 뛰어남 / 뒤이어 온 자가 앞선 자를 넘어섬
Indonesian
Murid melampaui gurunya. / Yang baru melampaui asalnya. / Generasi penerus mengungguli pendahulu.
Vietnamese Meaning
Trò vượt thầy; hậu sinh vượt tiền bối. / Người học giỏi hơn người dạy. / Thế hệ sau vượt thế hệ trước.
Tagalog Meaning
Nalampasan ng mag-aaral ang guro. / Ang tinuruan ay hihigit sa nagturo.
Sense（1）
the student has surpassed his or her teacher
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氷は水より出でて水よりも寒し
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He was my student, but now he has become so proficient that it can be said 'the student has surpassed his teacher.'
He was my student, but now he has become so proficient that it can be said 'the student has surpassed his teacher.'
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彼は私の教え子だったが、今では「氷は水より出でて水よりも寒し」と言えるほどになった。
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