氷こおりは水みずより出いでて水みずよりも寒さむし

expression

students surpass their masters

Proverb meaning that a student can exceed the teacher, just as ice, though formed from water, is colder than water. Often used to praise a student's achievement or to note that the next generation can outdo the previous one.

• 彼かれの作さく品ひんは師し匠しょうのものを超こえている。まさに氷こおりは水みずより出いでて水みずよりも寒さむしだ。

  His work surpasses that of his master. Truly, the student has surpassed the teacher.