有状元徒弟，没有状元师傅有狀元徒弟，沒有狀元師傅有狀元徒弟，沒有狀元師傅

there are top-scholar apprentices but no top-scholar masters

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: A teacher can guide you, but to become outstanding you must work hard yourself.

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Simplified: 有状元徒弟，没有状元师傅
Traditional (Taiwan): 有狀元徒弟，沒有狀元師傅
Pinyin: yǒu zhuàngyuán túdì, méiyǒu zhuàngyuán shīfu
Bopomofo: ㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄊㄨˊ ㄉㄧˋ，ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄕ ˙ㄈㄨ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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