Word
HSK | Not in HSK |
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FREQUENCY | Unknown |
牡丹雖好,全仗綠葉扶持 mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lǜ yè fú chí
DEFINITIONS
- 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.
CHARACTERS
牡 mǔ | male of animals; bolt of door |
丹 dan | cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment) |
雖 suī | although, even if |
好 hǎo | good, excellent, fine; well |
全 quán | maintain, keep whole or intact |
仗 zhàng | rely upon; protector; fight; war, weaponry |
綠 lǜ | green; chlorine |
葉 yè | leaf, petal; page of book; period |
扶 fú | support, help; protect; hold on |
持 chí | sustain, support; hold, grasp |