Word data
HSK
Not in HSK
FREQUENCY
Unknown
牡丹雖好，全憑綠葉扶持 mǔ dan suī hǎo ， quán píng lǜ yè fú chí
even the best need help; success needs support
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.
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(of a bird, animal or plant) male; key; hills
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red; cinnabar; powder
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although; even though
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good; well; very
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all; whole; entire
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to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc)
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green
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leaf; surname Ye; page
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to support with the hand; to help; to help sb up
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to hold; to maintain; to persevere
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