牡丹虽好，终须绿叶扶持
mǔ​dan​suī​hǎo, zhōng​xū​lǜ​yè​fú​chí

need for support

牡丹虽好，终须绿叶扶持 (牡丹雖好，終須綠葉扶持) mǔ​dan​suī​hǎo, zhōng​xū​lǜ​yè​fú​chí
need for support
Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves; even the most brilliant person needs support from others.

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