神仙本是凡人做，只为凡人不肯修神仙本是凡人做，只為凡人不肯修神仙本是凡人做，只為凡人不肯修

immortals were originally made from ordinary people; ordinary people just won't cultivate themselves

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Anyone can reach a higher level through self-cultivation, but most won't put in the effort. Encouraging, with a reproach.

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Simplified: 神仙本是凡人做，只为凡人不肯修
Traditional (Taiwan): 神仙本是凡人做，只為凡人不肯修
Pinyin: shénxiān běn shì fánrén zuò, zhǐ wèi fánrén bùkěn xiū
Bopomofo: ㄕㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢㄅㄣˇ ㄕˋ ㄈㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ，ㄓˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄡ

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

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