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师父领进门，修行在个人

shī fu lǐng jìn mén , xiū xíng zài gè rén

11-character word Traditional 師父領進門，修行在個人

What 师父领进门，修行在个人 means

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

The characters in 师父领进门，修行在个人

• 师shīteacher; master; expert
• 父fù(bound form) father; (bound form) male relative of father's generation…
• 领lǐngneck; collar; to lead
• 进jìnto go forward; to advance; to go in
• 门méngate; door; doorway; gateway; opening; valve; switch…
• 修xiūto decorate; to embellish; to repair
• 行xíng(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit…
• 在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at…
• 个gè(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
• 人rénperson; people