Word
| HSK | Not in HSK |
|---|---|
| FREQUENCY | Unknown |
牡丹雖好，終須綠葉扶持 mǔ dan suī hǎo ， zhōng xū 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 |
| 終 zhōng | end; finally, in the end |
| 須 xū | must, have to, necessary; moment; whiskers |
| 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 |