牡ㄇㄨˇmǔ丹ㄉㄢdān雖ㄙㄨㄟsuī好ㄏㄠˇhǎo，全ㄑㄩㄢˊquán仗ㄓㄤˋzhàng綠ㄌㄩˋlǜ葉ㄧㄝˋyè扶ㄈㄨˊfú持ㄔˊchí

  1. （諺語）​牡丹雖美，也要靠綠葉來襯托。比喻一個人即使再能幹，也需要靠別人的幫助。《紅樓夢·第一一○回》：「俗語說的：『牡丹雖好，全仗綠葉扶持。』太太們不虧了鳳丫頭那些人還幫著嗎！」

英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.