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师父领进门,修行在个人

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shī fu lǐng jìn mén , xiū xíng zài gè rén

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  1. 1. the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you
  2. 2. you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink

Child Words of 师父领进门,修行在个人

人
rén

person; people

修
xiū

to decorate

个
gè

(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)

个人
gè rén

individual

在
zài

to exist; to be alive

师父
shī fu

used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan)

行
háng

row

行
xíng

to walk

进
jìn

to go forward

领
lǐng

neck

修行
xiū xíng

to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism)

师
shī

teacher

父
fù

father

进门
jìn mén

to enter a door

门
mén

gate

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