牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶持 mǔdansuīhǎoquánzhànglǜyèfúchí no matter how good you are, you need help
literally meaning that although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on support from its green leaves; used as a proverb to say that however brilliant a person is, they cannot succeed without the help or support of others
