mǔ​dan​suī​hǎo​quán​zhàng​lǜ​yè​fú

the peony is beautiful but depends on its leaves

Senses

牡丹虽好,全仗绿叶扶/ 牡丹雖好,全仗綠葉扶 mǔ​dan​suī​hǎo​quán​zhàng​lǜ​yè​fú the peony is beautiful but depends on its leaves

Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves; used as an idiom meaning that however brilliant a person may be, they cannot succeed without support from others

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