<p>I collect the following phrases that have the meaning of "independent".</p>

<p>出道<br>
出师<br>
自立<br>
自立门户<br>
自作门户<br>
独当一面<br>
独立自主<br>
自食其力  </p>

<p>self-reliant<br>
self-supporting<br>
support oneself<br>
support oneself by one's own labor<br>
earn one's salt<br>
earn one's own living<br>
live by the sweat of one's brow<br>
live by one's own labor<br>
live on one's toil<br>
live on the earnings of one's own work<br>
stand on one's own feet  </p>

<p>I think 自食其力 is closest to "to walk with one's own legs".</p>

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[WebSaru](http://tw.websaru.com/自食其力.html), 
[dictall](http://www.dictall.com/st/55/62/556200652EA.htm) and 
[dict.cn](http://dict.cn/big5/自食其力) 
all show that one of the translations of 自食其力 is "stand on one's own feet".
Why is the translation of "walk with one's own legs" not 自食其力?
user3a
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I too asked if he meant to say " stand on your own (two) feet" , but the  OP said he want to know how to express" **someone has learnt enough and doesn't need a master any more**." with an idiom.  That certainly is not what 自食其力 means.
Tang Ho
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SLS
<p>The student surpasses the master.</p>

<p>青出于蓝而胜于蓝</p>

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This one is very apt!
Violapterin
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Pedroski
<p>The term that describes someone has completed his study under a teacher or master is '出師'</p>
<p>There are common phrase like:</p>
<p>藝滿出師 /藝成出師(mastered a craft or art and be independent of one's master)</p>
<p><em>You can omit '出師' and just say '藝成'</em></p>
<p><em>You can omit '藝成' and just say '出師'</em></p>
<p>學成出師 (completed one's study under a teacher or master)</p>
<blockquote>
<p>I taught you all I know, now it's time you <strong>walk with your own legs</strong>.</p>
<p>我能教的都教了你，現在是你<strong>學成出師</strong>的時候了。</p>
</blockquote>
<p>學(study) 成(complete) 出(independent of) 師(master)</p>

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These sound the most appropriate to me, thanks
blackgreen
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Tang Ho
<p>I'm looking for a chengyu （成语） or a proverb or a phrase that can elegantly express "<strong>to walk with one's own legs</strong>", which is used to say that someone has learnt enough and doesn't need a master any more.</p>

<p>As an example: </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>I taught you all what I know, now  it's time you walk with your own legs.</p>
</blockquote>

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Do you mean " stand on your own (two) feet"?
Tang Ho
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Not really, that is more like "supporting yourself", "make a living by your own". What I'm looking for here is more of "apply the skills you have learnt". Too fine of a nuance you say?
blackgreen
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Is there a chengyu to mean "walk with one's own legs"
# Is there a chengyu to mean "walk with one's own legs"

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-02-17)

I'm looking for a chengyu （成语） or a proverb or a phrase that can elegantly express "**to walk with one's own legs**", which is used to say that someone has learnt enough and doesn't need a master any more.

As an example:

> I taught you all what I know, now it's time you walk with your own legs.

**Tags:** chengyu

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Do you mean " stand on your own (two) feet"?  
> **username_0**: Not really, that is more like "supporting yourself", "make a living by your own". What I'm looking for here is more of "apply the skills you have learnt". Too fine of a nuance you say?  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-02-17. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

The term that describes someone has completed his study under a teacher or master is '出師'

There are common phrase like:

藝滿出師 /藝成出師(mastered a craft or art and be independent of one's master)

*You can omit '出師' and just say '藝成'*

*You can omit '藝成' and just say '出師'*

學成出師 (completed one's study under a teacher or master)

> I taught you all I know, now it's time you **walk with your own legs**.
>
> 我能教的都教了你，現在是你**學成出師**的時候了。

學(study) 成(complete) 出(independent of) 師(master)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: These sound the most appropriate to me, thanks  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-02-17. Score: 15

I collect the following phrases that have the meaning of "independent".

出道  
出师  
自立  
自立门户  
自作门户  
独当一面  
独立自主  
自食其力

self-reliant  
self-supporting  
support oneself  
support oneself by one's own labor  
earn one's salt  
earn one's own living  
live by the sweat of one's brow  
live by one's own labor  
live on one's toil  
live on the earnings of one's own work  
stand on one's own feet

I think 自食其力 is closest to "to walk with one's own legs".

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: [WebSaru](http://tw.websaru.com/自食其力.html),  [dictall](http://www.dictall.com/st/55/62/556200652EA.htm) and  [dict.cn](http://dict.cn/big5/自食其力)  all show that one of the translations of 自食其力 is "stand on one's own feet". Why is the translation of "walk with one's own legs" not 自食其力?  
> **username_1**: I too asked if he meant to say " stand on your own (two) feet" , but the  OP said he want to know how to express" **someone has learnt enough and doesn't need a master any more**." with an idiom.  That certainly is not what 自食其力 means.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2017-02-17. Score: 1

The student surpasses the master.

青出于蓝而胜于蓝

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: This one is very apt!  

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