师父领进门， 修行在个人

师父领进门， 修行在个人

shī fu lǐng jìn mén xiū xíng zài gè rén

The master teaches the trade, but the perfection of the apprentice's skill depends on his own efforts.; The master initiates the apprentices, but their skill depends on their own efforts.; The master teaches the trade, but the apprentice's skill is self-made.