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牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶持 / 牡丹雖好，全仗綠葉扶持 [mǔdansuīhǎo, quánzhànglǜyèfúchí]
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.
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牡
mǔ おす 모
male of animals
牡丹
Mǔdan ぼたん
Mudan District of Heze City 菏澤市|菏泽市[HézéShì], Shandong
牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶
mǔdansuīhǎo, quánzhànglǜyèfú
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.
丹
dān に 단
cinnabar (native HgS)
好
hǎo この.む 호
good
全
quán まった.く 전
entire
仗
zhàng つえ 장
weaponry, war
扶
fú たす.ける 부
support
扶持
fúchí ふち
to help
持
chí も.つ 지
sustain
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