牡丹雖好，終須綠葉扶持 [－－虽－－终须绿叶－－]

Jyutping maau5 daan1 seoi1 hou2 , zung1 seoi1 luk6 jip6 fu4 ci4
Pinyin mǔ dan suī hǎo , zhōng xū lǜ yè fú chí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  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.