牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶 in English mu3 dan5 sui1 hao3 , quan2 zhang4 lu:4 ye4 fu2 Meaning

Meanings

  • Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiomatic expression). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.

Simplified Characters

牡 丹 虽 好 ， 全 仗 绿 叶 扶

Traditional Characters

牡 丹 雖 好 ， 全 仗 綠 葉 扶

Pinyin

mu3 dan5 sui1 hao3 , quan2 zhang4 lu:4 ye4 fu2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

牡mu3(of a bird, animal or plant) male 丹dan1red 虽sui1although 好hao3good ， 全quan2surname Quan 仗zhang4weaponry 绿lv4green 叶ye4to be in harmony 扶fu2to support with the hand