出藍

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 出藍 is read as しゅつらん and is a noun appearing in both examples as the fixed phrase 出藍の誉れ.
• Basic usage: It praises an achievement in which a student has surpassed the teacher.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Fixed phrase
  • Learn 出藍の誉れ as a unit rather than extending 出藍 to any kind of success.
• Required relation
  • The point is not fame alone but a pupil exceeding the teacher who taught them.