牡丹雖好，全仗綠葉扶持 [－－虽－－－－绿叶－－]

Jyutping maau5 daan1 seoi1 hou2 , cyun4 zoeng6 luk6 jip6 fu4 ci4
Pinyin mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lǜ yè fú chí

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  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.