Word data

HSK Not in HSK

FREQUENCY Unknown

牡丹雖好，全仗綠葉扶 mǔ dan suī hǎo ， quán zhàng lǜ yè fú

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.

Word data

HSK	Not in HSK
Frequency	Unknown

Definitions

1. 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

Character	Meaning
牡 mǔ	(of a bird, animal or plant) male; key; hills
丹 dan	red; cinnabar; powder
雖 suī	although; even though
好 hǎo HSK 1	good; well; very
全 quán HSK 4	all; whole; entire
仗 zhàng HSK 6	to rely on; to depend on; to hold (a weapon)
綠 lǜ	green
葉 yè	leaf; surname Ye; page
扶 fú HSK 5	to support with the hand; to help; to help sb up