牡丹雖好，終須綠葉扶持
mǔdansuīhǎo,zhōngxūlǜyèfúchí
ㄇㄨˇ ˙ㄉㄢ ㄙㄨㄟ ㄏㄠˇ , ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩ ㄌㄩˋ ㄧㄝˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄔˊ
Simplified 牡丹虽好，终须绿叶扶持
- 1Although 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.