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牡丹虽好,全仗绿叶扶

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mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lǜ yè fú

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  1. 1. Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.

Words Containing 牡丹虽好,全仗绿叶扶

牡丹虽好,全仗绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lǜ yè fú chí

Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.

Child Words of 牡丹虽好,全仗绿叶扶

全
quán

all

好
hǎo

good

好
hào

to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to

扶
fú

to support with the hand

牡丹
mǔ dan

Mudan District of Heze City 菏澤市|菏泽市[hé zé shì], Shandong

绿
lǜ

green

虽
suī

although

丹
dān

red

仗
zhàng

weaponry

叶
xié

to be in harmony

牡
mǔ

(of a bird, animal or plant) male

绿
lǜ

green

绿叶
lǜ yè

green leaf

叶
yè

leaf

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