牡丹虽好,全仗绿叶扶持 mu3 dan sui1 hao3 , quan2 zhang4 lu:4 ye4 fu2 chi2

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.

Traditional: 牡丹雖好,全仗綠葉扶持

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mu3

dan

sui1

hao3

,

quan2

zhang4

绿 lu:4

ye4

fu2

chi2

📖 Additional Information

English Phonetic: 'idiәm
Detailed Definition: n. an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up