Senses
牡丹虽好，全凭绿叶扶持/ 牡丹雖好，全憑綠葉扶持 however brilliant you are, you still need support
Literally translated as "although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from its green leaves"; used as an idiom to mean that even the most capable person cannot succeed without the assistance and support of others.
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