师父领进门，修行在个人
shī​fu​lǐng​jìn​mén​xiū​xíng​zài​gè​rén

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

  1. 师父 師父 shī​fu
    master
    A respectful term for one's own teacher or tutor, often implying a paternal-like bond between master and apprentice
  2. 领 領 lǐng verb
    to lead
    to lead; to usher; to guide; to command or head a group
  3. 进门 進門 jìn​mén
    to learn the basics
    To learn the basics of a subject or to find the gateway to a field of study
  4. ， xiū
    non-Chinese
  5. 修行 xiū​xíng
    to practice an art
    To devote oneself to mastering or perfecting a specific art, craft, or skill.
  6. 在 zài prepositionverb
    to depend on
    to depend on; to rest with; to be determined by
  7. 个人 個人 gè​rén adjectivenoun
    personal
    concerning a particular person; private; oneself