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牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶持

mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lǜ yè fú chí

Definitions

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.

Child Words of 牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶持

all

to help

(of a bird, animal or plant) male

leaf

green

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

green

weaponry

although

to grasp

green leaf

red

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

叶

xié

to be in harmony

牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶

mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lǜ yè fú

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.

good

to support with the hand