mǔ​dan​suī​hǎo​quán​zhàng​lǜ​yè​fú​chí

no matter how good you are, you need help

Senses

牡丹虽好,全仗绿叶扶持/ 牡丹雖好,全仗綠葉扶持 mǔ​dan​suī​hǎo​quán​zhàng​lǜ​yè​fú​chí 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

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