청출어람이 · 청출어람을
the student surpassing the teacher
Example
제자가 스승보다 더 유명해졌으니 청출어람이네요.
The student became more famous than the teacher—a real case of the student surpassing the master.
Word parts
청 blue+출 come out+어 from+람 indigo
Literally 'blue comes out of indigo' — yet ends up bluer than the plant.
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